A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Welsh recycling rate, cardboard at Lord’s and a Reconomy acquisition.

Refuse workers employed in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk by Kier are considering strike action over ‘unreasonable and irrelevant demands on the workforce’.

Household plastic packaging recycling rates rose by six per cent in 2014/15, according to RECOUP.

Fixed penalty notices for fly-tippers will be introduced in England ‘at the earliest opportunity’ following a government consultation into waste crime enforcement.

Halton Borough Council has announced that it will end its recycling reward scheme from 1 November.

The European Commission’s Circular Economy Package will be released on 2 December, according to a senior official.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Environment Agency’s new CEO, Brighton Fashion Week and a new structure for Smurfit Kappa.

A new anaerobic digestion plant for the Tomorrow’s Valley project local authorities in South Wales was opened by Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant yesterday.

The Joint Trade Association has submitted a proposal to operate a waste electrical and electronic equipment compliance fee mechanism for 2015.

Broxbourne Borough Council will begin to roll out a new recycling system next week that introduces more separated materials after abandoning plans for a fully co-mingled system due to cost.