WRAP has announced that Marcus Gover will take over as Chief Executive when Liz Goodwin steps down at the end of the month.

WRAP has announced that Marcus Gover will take over as Chief Executive when Liz Goodwin steps down at the end of the month.

The waste and recycling service in the London Borough of Hounslow will be ‘in jeopardy’ unless an unexpected £16.6 million investment into the council’s in-house waste company is immediately approved, according to a council report.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including an award for edoc, a retirement at WRAP, Cromwell Polythene, MetalMatters and Recolight.

Nearly 150 jobs have been saved after troubled waste management company New Earth Solutions Group was purchased yesterday just two days after entering administration.

M&S has reduced its stores’ food waste by nine per cent through its charity redistribution schemes, according to its 2016 ‘Plan A’ report.

Pilots to improve recycling for flats in Edinburgh have resulted in a 300 per cent increase in the amount of glass collected for recycling, the council claims.

The Bureau of International Recycling is working to establish the World Council of Recycling Associations to improve communication and cooperation between national bodies.

The REA and LARAC have resolved their differences and jointly called for industry and local authority collaboration in the search for improved government policy around food waste collections.

WasteAid UK, a charity helping to establish waste management processes in developing countries, has won a National Energy Globe Award for its work in The Gambia.