Wiltshire Police are seeking witnesses to an ‘altercation’ at Trowbridge Household Recycling Centre that saw one man injured.

A new trade association for the UK bioeconomy, the Biobased and Biodegradable Industries Association, will officially launch next month.

Gemma Stapeley, former Head of Recycling at Aylesford Newsprint, has been appointed Interim Commercial Manager at DS Smith’s recycling division.

The Material Security Working Group has written an open letter to party leaders calling on them to ‘publicly commit’ to establishing an Office for Resource Management.

Firefighters have tackled several fires at recycling sites over the Easter bank holiday, including one in Essex and one in Rotherham.

Fashion retailer H&M and sports retailer PUMA partner with reprocessing company Worn Again to establish the viability of ‘closed loop’ textile recycling.

A round-up of news from the waste and resource sector, including ERP, Foresight Group, DWP, and Clean Britain.

Manchester City Council has awarded Biffa an eight-year contract to deliver waste collection and street cleaning services.

Landfill tax has risen to £82.60 and loss-on-ignition testing is now in effect, as the UK enters a new tax year.

Unite union members working at Smurfit Kappa in Northampton begin 48-hour strike after two members were allegedly fired for confronting the company about contract issues.