Detectives from Lancashire Constabulary have arrested a 34-year-old man from Burnley on suspicion of murdering a ‘casual employee’ of Pendle Skips.

Zero Waste Scotland is offering commercial and third-sector organisations awards of up to £100,000 to trial collections for remanufacture and reuse.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is calling on members of the waste industry to respond to a consultation on its revised Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice.

Construction of Viridor’s new £177-million energy-from-waste plant in East Lothian, Scotland, has begun, with completion expected in 2017.

Around 50 staff at Brickkiln Waste Limited in Londonderry are to lose their jobs after being told that the company is going into administration.

Feely Skip & Grab Hire Ltd has been ordered to pay a total of £19,000 for operating a waste facility without an environmental permit.

The House of Lords has used the ‘Green Card’ initiative to call on the European Commission to take a strategic approach to food waste reduction in the forthcoming Circular Economy Package.

Argos has launched a new nationwide gadget take-back service, allowing consumers to trade in their unwanted mobiles and tablets for store credit.

A round-up of waste and resources news, including plastic bag charge guidance, green rewards points and investment in sorting technology.

WRAP figures released today show the use of single-use carrier bags is rising in UK supermarkets, but seven major retailers in Scotland have reported a 67 per cent decrease in 2014.