Toiletries company Andrex has received Water UK’s ‘Fine to Flush’ accreditation for its range of washlet wet wipes, with the certification logo set to be rolled out across all products from spring 2020.

The government’s Environment Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday (26 February).

Recycling company First Mile has partnered with sustainable fashion innovation platform Fashion for Good to tackle plastic polybag waste in the fashion industry.

Unite members working as refuse workers for waste management company Veolia in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over an unsettled holiday pay claim.

Leicester-based waste management and recycling firm, Casepak has won a tender to process around 24,000 tonnes of mixed recycling per year from Walsall Council.

Wheelabrator Technologies has scrapped plans to develop an energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in Hampshire’s Test Valley.

Energy company Vital Energi has signed a contract to develop a new energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in Drakelow, near Burton Upon Trent.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Reconomy, Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority, Veolia, Coveyer and TOMRA.

The Reuse Network has published its 2019 Social Impact Report, revealing that its member  organisations reused 3.7 million furniture and electrical items in 2019.

Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) has launched a £1-million pilot project to test alternatives to single-use disposable items.