A former Northumberland-based recycling business and its director have been ordered to pay £54,365 in fines after being found guilty of breaching waste regulations.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including Lakeside EfW, Bunting Group, NLWA, Geminor and FCC Environment.

The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has called on the Netherlands Government to rethink its decision to introduce a tax on the import of refuse derived fuel (RDF).

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The Welsh Government has announced that it will be launching a consultation on how to increase business recycling in Wales, with a view to implementing regulatory changes in October 2021.

The Circular Plastics Alliance, a group of public bodies, businesses and trade organisations, has published a declaration committing to increasing the use of recycled plastic by 2025.

A group of more than 50 environmental, social justice and human rights NGOs have sent a letter to the Commission Expert Group working on an EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy asking to keep waste incineration out of the scope of green finance.

Scottish Environment Secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, has announced that Scotland will be pushing back its plan to ban biodegradable waste to landfill by 2021.

A new recycling and energy recovery centre (RERC) has opened today (20 September) in Midlothian, Scotland

The World Biogas Association (WBA), the trade body for the biogas industry, has issued a series of recommendations on how governments, financial institutions and other key decision-makers can support the industry in fulfilling its decarbonisation potential.