Four people have now been killed by waste vehicles this month after a 57-year-old pedestrian was hit by a Bywaters refuse lorry in North London.

WRAP has announced that Marc Stephens has been appointed to its board of trustees as it looks to develop its international reach.

Dean Hislop, Chief Executive of Tamar Energy, urges local authorities to maintain or expand food waste recycling services, rather than making short-sighted cuts that could result in long-term pain.

Viridor’s Calne landfill site in Wiltshire accepted its last load of waste this month as the company prepares to begin restoring it as part of its landfill wind-down programme.

Swedish company Studsvik AB has signed an agreement to divest its waste treatment business, which generated £14.9 million worth of revenue in 2015, to French energy company EDF.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including awards for Vegware, a BPF event and new recycling artwork.

A Derbyshire recycling company has been fined a total of £370,000 including costs for ‘serious and persistent breaches of environmental permits’ that posed fire risks and resulted in a fly infestation.

Plastic recycling company MBA Polymers has started commercial production of a new recycled polymer produced from shredded end-of-life waste electronic and electronic equipment.

Research commissioned by furniture retailer Furniture Choice has shown that one in eight UK residents admit to fly-tipping.

Renewable energy and waste management company Viridor has called for a new integrated system of Scottish Resource Networks that is ‘fit for purpose’ to support national economic growth.