The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is holding a series of workshops to help import and export waste business prepare for Brexit.

The government’s Environment Bill has been introduced to Parliament today (15 October), amid prevailing scepticism over the likelihood of the Bill being passed.

Quest Waste Management, a domestic and commercial cleaning company specialising in serving the drainage industry, has embarked on an ambitious expansion drive following the implementation of BigChange’s mobile workforce management system JobWatch.

The government has laid out its legislative plans for waste and recycling in the coming Parliament in today’s (14 October) Queen’s Speech, including extended producer responsibility (EPR) and a deposit return scheme (DRS).

Packaging company announces it will be rolling out its coffee cup recycling scheme to its De Hoop Mill in the Netherlands.

Pennon Group subsidiary has published its 2019 Sustainability Report, outlining the company’s plans for development in plastics, biodiversity and sustainable finance.

Waste management company Biffa has launched ‘Skoup’, a new ‘pay-as-you-throw’ collection brand allowing consumers and small businesses to book ad-hoc waste collection.

Agriculture, Plastic and Environment UK (APE UK) has launched a national collection scheme for non-packaging agricultural plastics.

Viridor is teaming up with Grundon Waste Limited to open up a new Energy Recovery Facility in Ford, West Sussex, with capacity to process up to 200,000 tonnes of residual waste a year.

Waste management company Biffa has been ordered to pay £599,812 for sending contaminated household waste to China, breaching waste export regulations.