Local Government Association calls for 'polluter pays principle' to avoid ETS costs falling on councils

Concerns about ‘abuse’ from public lead to new safety measures for employees

Anaerobic Digestion operator partners with Lincolnshire County Council to capture 50,000 tonnes of food waste

Research highlights impact of a separate food waste collection system on households behaviour

Local authority representative seeks to mitigate financial impact of adding waste emissions to trading scheme from 2028

Formal agreement of eight-year deal means company will continue managing waste and recycling for one million households until 2034

New contract aims to manage 330,000 tonnes of residual waste amid industry uncertainty

Toni McNamara to replace current Executive Director Carole Taylor later this year and Tom McBeth joins as Policy Officer

MBEs also awarded to Clyde Loakes, Chair of the North London Waste Authority and Victoria Brownlie, Chief Policy & Sustainability Officer at the British Beauty Council

Scottish Government’s Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment sets out avoided waste management costs of prohibiting sale of items from April 2025.