Flintshire County Council is to impose fixed-penalty notices to all households presenting side waste in an effort to drive up recycling rates, as it faces government penalties of up to £400,000 for missing targets.

Members of the public have been warned about the dangers of burning their own garden waste after an out of control bonfire caused significant damage to a house in Mitcham.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including awards for Vegware, a BPF event and new recycling artwork.

Plastic recycling company MBA Polymers has started commercial production of a new recycled polymer produced from shredded end-of-life waste electronic and electronic equipment.

Research commissioned by furniture retailer Furniture Choice has shown that one in eight UK residents admit to fly-tipping.

A survey into the glass recycling habits of Europeans has found that age and gender are more important factors than nationality when it comes to recycling awareness.

Tesco has extended the choice of produce offered by its recently launched ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ range, while also relaxing standards to save 135 tonnes of edible fine bean crop going to waste.

The European glass manufacturers’ trade association has called for mandatory separate collection schemes in order to realise circular economy ambitions, but says that reuse targets are ‘counter-productive’.

Recycling, resource and energy recovery business Viridor has invested £2 million in a further four advanced optical sorters for its glass recycling facility in Sheffield.

A collection scheme to recycle clean PVC medical waste is being implemented at seven different NHS hospitals across Britain