A new waste incinerator on former dockyard land in Plymouth is now fully operational after a €250-million building project.

A builder has been fined £800 after dumping 250 tonnes of soil contaminated with waste onto council land in Salford, which the council estimates will cost £97,000 to clear.

‘Bin it for Good’, a three-month anti-litter pilot scheme in the main shopping areas of Birmingham city centre, has reportedly reduced litter by half.

Luton Borough Council is considering implementing a compulsory recycling system that would see officers visit and potentially fine residents who fail to recycle their household waste.

Andrew Bird, Chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), considers whether harmonisation in recycling collections is really the way forward.

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is to reintroduce rear-lane recycling collections to 19 areas from January, after protests about the implementation of a new waste collection system.

A third of London’s buses will be running on cleaner-burning diesel made in part from waste fats and oils by March, after two operators signed deals with biodiesel producer Argent Energy.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Every Can Counts, BMRA’s new Chief Executive and Christmas leftovers.

Biffa Municipal has secured a six-year extension to its municipal services contract with Forest of Dean District Council worth £18 million.

Local authority (LA) collection of aluminium foil and aerosols has grown steadily in recent years, according to new data released by Alupro.