Afzal Majid, Director of plastic bottle recycling company Euro Closed Loop Recycling, has warned that the company is ‘on the brink of closure’, just weeks after it was bought.

Residents across Bath and North East Somerset are being warned that they may experience irregular waste collections over the next few days after waste collection vehicles overheat.

The European Plastics Converters trade association has established the Polymers for Europe Alliance to address the supply issue that is reportedly threatening companies with bankruptcy.

Rochdale council agrees to switch from alternate weekly collections of residual waste and recycling to three-weekly collections, in a bid to increase recycling and save money.

A new report by the Green Alliance identifies the advantages of switching to circular business models to deliver risk-adjusted returns.

Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Mark H Durkan says he is ‘considering’ introducing a money-back system on drinks bottles to improve recycling.

A round-up of business news from the waste and recycling industry, including On-Pack Recycling Label, SLR Consulting, and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Scotland’s Zero Waste Taskforce will release a household recycling charter in summer to make collections ‘more consistent’.

Flintshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport City and Wrexham councils are to receive £3 million from the Welsh Government to improve recycling infrastructure and increase recycling rates.

As Recycle Week begins, WRAP is urging consumers to check whether items are recyclable before throwing them away, after finding that nearly a third of people are confused about recycling.