Ten Welsh councils are to receive a total of £5.75 million from the Welsh Government to help implement improvements in recycling services.

Nappy and absorbent hygiene product recycling company Knowaste is to appeal after Hillingdon Council refused planning permission for a new facility over potential odour emissions.

Members of the public are being asked to nominate poorly-designed and wasteful products as part of a project to identify and redesign products for a more resource efficient economy.

The waste and resources industry must find new ways to collaborate to ensure it is well-represented in a new political landscape, according to the Resource Association.

Hadfield Wood Recyclers has been awarded a contract to supply biomass fuel to a new Green Investment Bank-backed £25-million plant in North Wales that could generate enough energy to power 2,400 homes.

A new food waste campaign has been launched to ‘put pressure’ on London councils to reduce the amount of waste sent for landfill disposal by increasing and improving food waste recycling services across the city..

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including plastic recycling at a national football tournament, Resource Efficient Scotland’s profit monsters and used cars raising money for charity.

A new food waste action plan aims to smash through the barriers holding back food waste recycling and help the UK meet its targets.

Local government leaders must have a leading role in the negotiation of the UK’s exit from the European Union, says the Local Government Association.

Kier Group is setting aside £35 million to cover future expenses to its council collection services caused by the falling price of recyclable materials.