Rory Stewart’s speech at Resourcing the Future 2016 hinted at scaled back ambitions.

WRAP has announced that Marcus Gover will take over as Chief Executive when Liz Goodwin steps down at the end of the month.

WRAP has announced that Marcus Gover will take over as Chief Executive when Liz Goodwin steps down at the end of the month.

A food waste disposal and recycling firm has been fined £250,000 for breaches that saw three employees overcome by toxic gases, less than a year after paying £660,000 following the death of another worker.

Food redistribution charity FareShare received enough surplus food from retailers and food manufacturers to provide 18.3 million meals in 2014/15, but says that charities 'urgently' need more food made available to them.

Veolia Environmental Services Sheffield has been fined £750k after a worker was killed by a tailgate with a faulty safety switch.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including an award for edoc, a retirement at WRAP, Cromwell Polythene, MetalMatters and Recolight.

The European Environment Agency has called for stronger resource-efficiency policies to be put in place across Europe, as groups blame Circular Economy Package delay for lack of national action.

Resource management company Cory Environmental Group has sold its waste collection business to Biffa, transferring a number of local authority contracts.

Nearly 150 jobs have been saved after troubled waste management company New Earth Solutions Group was purchased yesterday just two days after entering administration.