ECO Plastics has been fined £12,500 after a man suffered ‘life-changing’ injuries at its Lincolnshire site.

The Environment Agency has published updated packaging export recovery note guidance, to crack down on waste contamination.

Scottish Parliament approves the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014, which will begin in October.

Think Environmental Ltd and Oakham Environmental Waste & Recycling Centre Ltd have operating licenses revoked.

Scotland’s Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee approves carrier bag charge regulations.

Sweden and the Netherlands call on the EU to remove ‘best before’ dates from some food packaging due to their role in food wastage.

Scottish Government launches consultation on draft subordinate Landfill Tax legislation to ensure it is ‘effective and efficient’.

Hull Crown Court sentences two men to prison and seizes over £200 000 after finding them involved in illegal waste activities.

A Director of a rubber and waste tyre treatment company has been sentenced to eight weeks in prison for waste offences.

The Materials Recovery Facility Regulations will not cover facilities that only accept general waste, says Environment Agency.