Aggregate businesses are set to receive several million pounds in tax rebates, after the European Commission finds levy exemptions for most secondary aggregates to be lawful.

The incoming government must take actions to improve planning if it is to transition to a sustainable economy, says an industry poll.

Chris Dow, CEO of Closed Loop Recycling, takes a look at the problems facing the plastics markets

New legislation gives central government the ultimate responsibility for siting radioactive waste repositories in England.

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

Enforcement bodies have visited unlicensed scrap metal operators in Lincolnshire in a move to address illegal activity and bring about compliance.

Stakeholders are being asked to respond to a consultation on changes to the producer responsibility schemes for batteries and packaging, and submit evidence relating to a review of recycling targets.

Bakers Waste Services Ltd has been ordered to pay £15,577 for safety failings after a worker sustained serious leg injuries from a cardboard baler.

The owner of a waste tyre business has been handed a suspended prison sentence after illegally disposing of almost 85,000 tyres in Devon.

The director of electrical goods shipping firm Bakour Limited has been given a suspended prison sentence for attempting to illegal export WEEE.