Reducing global consumer food waste by 50 per cent could save $300 billion (£190 billion) a year by 2030, the Waste & Resources Action Programme has revealed.

The UK’s first landfill site to produce electricity, the 385-acre Packington landfill site in Birmingham, has officially closed after nearly 50 years of operation.

The European Commission’s Environment Committee has approved a draft law that sets a six per cent cap on the use of traditional, crop-based biofuels.

The Waste & Resources Action Programme has released new materials to encourage partnership working on reuse.

The majority of the 300-strong workforce at newsprint manufacturer Aylesford Newsprint Limited has been made redundant, following news that the company has entered administration.

CIWM and Ricardo-AEA have launched a new tool to help local authorities identify savings and efficiencies in their waste collections.

Scottish Borders Council has announced it is terminating its 24-year waste treatment contract with New Earth Solutions, following policy changes and development issues.

Central government has released new guidance on assessing B2C and B2B electricals, following amendments to the UK’s transposition of the recast WEEE Directive.

A round-up of waste and recycling news, including Northamptonshire County Council, Amey, Axion Polymers and O2.

Councillors at Gloucestershire County Council have narrowly voted against a motion to call on the cabinet to cancel its waste contract with Urbaser Balfour Beatty.