The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has exceeded its targets for reducing waste and improved its levels of recycling according to its annual sustainability report for 2014-15 [http://www.sepa.org.uk/media/163498/sustainability_report_2014_2015.pdf].

Waste vehicles in Essex, South London and Hertfordshire have been checked in the latest day of Environment Agency action designed to cut down on illegal waste traders yesterday.

The European remanufacturing industry could triple in worth by 2030, given the right governmental support and investment, says the European Remanufacturing Network.

The government has failed to meet its own targets to cut the environmental impact of its operations, including waste generation, according to a report quietly released by Defra.

A new waste incinerator on former dockyard land in Plymouth is now fully operational after a €250-million building project.

A new Danish denim label is aiming to ‘save’ 70 million litres of fresh water over the next two months as part of a plan to drive change in the ‘resource intensive’ industry.

Sir Philip Dilley has resigned from his position as Chairman of the Environment Agency, citing the ‘inappropriate’ expectations of the role and ‘unacceptable’ media scrutiny following the recent floods.

A builder has been fined £800 after dumping 250 tonnes of soil contaminated with waste onto council land in Salford, which the council estimates will cost £97,000 to clear.

A recycling plant turning carpet waste into a horse-friendly carpet fibre for the equestrian sector has been opened by Potters Recycling in Wales.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a plastics recycling educational programme, treecycling and thousands of plastic bottles washing up on the Cornish coast.