A man whose body was found at Biffa’s waste depot in Avonmouth last year had ‘slept in the bin’, an inquest has determined.

Aaron Jenkins, a 20-year-old man from Burnley, has been charged with the murder of Pendle Skips employee Stephen Whitehead, and is due to appear in court today.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry, including Make Noise, Every Can Counts, Grundon, and William Tracey Group.

Hadfield Wood Recyclers has temporarily stopped accepting waste wood at two of its sites to avoid enforcement action from the Environment Agency.

Boomeco Ltd, a wood recycling and waste handling company in Avonmouth, has been fined £14,000 for its role in a fly infestation that affected homes in Bristol last year.

Police have arrested a man this morning on suspicion of murdering Pendle Skips employee Stephen Whitehead, and have also arrested a girl on suspicion of assisting an offender.

The Environment Agency has urged the public to be aware of the signs of waste crime as a man is fined £4,800 for illegally storing hazardous waste.

Totternhoe Metal Recycling Limited has been fined £12,000 after a man delivering scrap metal was injured when trapped by a crane.

Somerset Waste Partnership is asking waste treatment suppliers to suggest alternatives to landfill, in the hope of reducing the £12 million it spends on waste disposal.

Resource management group SUEZ environnement has shortened its name to SUEZ, following the re-branding of GDF-SUEZ to ENGIE earlier this year.