Potters Waste Management has won a five-year deal to become the sole contractor for household waste recycling centres in Powys.

Viridor has agreed to send air pollution control residues from its incineration facilities to Carbon8 Aggregates Ltd for recycling.

Fundraising special: A round-up of the work being undertaken by those in the waste and resource industry for good causes.

Recycling firm Recresco has been fined £50,000 for safety failings after a worker lost his hand when it became trapped in an unguarded conveyor belt.

Bio-on S.p.A ready to license new technology for making bioplastics from glycerol.

As waste site fires increasingly hit headlines, Mark Andrews, Waste Fires Lead at the Chief Fire Officers Association, outlines how members of the waste industry can reduce the risk of fire.

Southern Plastics Recycling Ltd has been fined £1,500 for violating health and safety regulations after a worker was injured falling from an industrial waste bin.

Social Investment Scotland has awarded five Scottish social enterprises almost £156,000 raised through Asda’s five pence carrier bag charge.

Bunzl Catering Supplies, Benders Paper Cups and BASIS have joined the Simply Cups paper cup recycling service, which now includes five additional materials.

FareShare has launched an eight-step Food Efficiency Framework to help businesses identify and redistribute surplus food in order to reduce waste arisings.