A new rapid inhibition test for anaerobic digestion feedstocks has been unveiled by AD services provider Amur.

Plans have been announced for a new £250-million energy-from-waste (EfW) plant on Teesside.

A new report by aluminium recycling organisation Alupro finds that the recycling rate for aluminum packaging has been rising year-on-year and calls for action to further improve recycling rates and quality.

Critics have panned the BBC’s coverage of the controversial material, which the EU is in the process of restricting, with naturalist Chris Packham failing to declare his paid position as adviser with an oxo-plastics company during a televised discussion on the material.

Zero Waste Scotland is running a series of nationwide public engagement events giving details on potential schemes and seeking feedback from Scottish citizens.

Dr Church will be stepping down as CIWM CEO to take on a new chief executive role in the environmental sector.

The 24-acre site has the capacity to process 50 tonnes of energy crops annually and is the 26th anaerobic digestion plant the company has invested in.

MPs in the Environmental Audit Committee say the oversight body should have legal powers to hold the government to account on the goals set out in its 25 Year Environment Plan.

The average fine against a company has risen from £23,731 in 2013/14 to £147,575 in 2017/18.

A report from the National Audit Office has called the UK’s packaging recycling rates into question, warning that fraud and error in the PRN system are not being properly monitored by Defra and the Environment Agency.