Strike action by refuse workers over the ongoing dispute between the Unite union and Birmingham City Council is set to go ahead as peace talks between the two parties collapsed yesterday (12 February).

A convicted waste criminal has been ordered to pay £1.3 million for defrauding e-waste recycling schemes out of millions of pounds in a Proceeds of Crime hearing at Leeds Crown Court.

Over 300 refuse workers belonging to the Unite union are set to strike for two days a week from 19 February in an escalation of a continuing dispute with Birmingham City Council.

All Welsh councils now share information about reuse with their residents after a campaign by CIWM Cymru and Fly-tipping Action Wales.

The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has outlined Defra’s preparations for the stockpiling of waste in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit in a letter to Lord Teverson, Chair of the European Union Energy and Environment Sub-Committee in the House of Lords.

Resource and waste management business FCC Environment has been awarded the new contract for the operation of Suffolk County Council’s network of 11 recycling centres.

The Confederation of Paper Industries has launched OUR PAPER, a new initiative supporting councils to improve the quality and quantity of paper and card separately collected for recycling.

New research from The Furniture Recycling Group (TFR Group) has revealed that 646,039 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in just five cities since 2013.

Go Plant Fleet Services has landed a major contract in Harrow to provide refuse collection vehicles for the council.

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has written to the government’s new Food Surplus and Waste Champion to urge him not to overlook the recycling of inedible food waste.