A family has avoided injury but was left homeless after a fire at a County Down recycling centre spread to their house last night.

A trial range of ‘wonky’ vegetables in 75 Morrisons stores, introduced after pressure from celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, has produced ‘promising’ initial results.

Waste management company Veolia has been fined £450,000 after a worker was seriously injured by a falling stack of baled waste at one of its materials recovery facilities.

The privatisation of the Green Investment Bank GIB has been ‘rushed’ and should not go ahead unless the government can guarantee that it will stick to its original mandate, says the Environmental Audit Committee.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Every Can Counts, BMRA’s new Chief Executive and Christmas leftovers.

Biffa Municipal has secured a six-year extension to its municipal services contract with Forest of Dean District Council worth £18 million.

Further research is needed into biodegradability standards before biodegradable bags can be made exempt from the English carrier bag charge, according to a Defra review.

Hospitality organisations that have signed up to the Hospitality and Food Service Agreement reduced CO2e emissions by 3.6 per cent between 2012 and 2014, according to the initiative’s second annual progress report.

Local authority (LA) collection of aluminium foil and aerosols has grown steadily in recent years, according to new data released by Alupro.

Bridgend County Borough Council is considering taking up monthly residual waste collections in a bid to boost its recycling rate.