Unite refuse workers employed by Birmingham City Council have voted for industrial action as the council announces 122 waste collection jobs are to be cut over the next two weeks.

Biffa has posted a £10.9 million statutory loss in its latest financial results for 2016/17, the first since its return to the stock market, and announced a new partnership to build two new energy recovery facilities with Covanta.

Unite has hailed an employment tribunal ruling last week over overtime pay as a ‘landmark victory’ for refuse workers working for Veolia on council waste management contracts.

Major retailers Sainsbury’s and M&S have suspended their partnerships with food redistribution organisation The Real Junk Food Project over an investigation by West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has revealed his desire to make London the world’s leading ‘smart city’, employing the latest developments in digital technology to bring about solutions to the challenges posed by modern urban processes.

A new guidance document on best practice in monitoring waste and recycling collections has been released by the WISH Forum ensure health and safety procedures are being followed correctly in the sector

Waste firm Renewi has been awarded a 20-year contract to supply the new Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 facility with RDF, starting from Summer 2019.

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