Croydon Borough Council and Veolia have been jointly fined £350,000 after a worker suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ after being crushed by a refuse collection vehicle.

Beverley Upton, 45, was killed almost instantly when she was crushed between two vehicles during a routine loading operation at Leicestershire skip hire company MAC Skip Hire, a hearing has found.

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is accepting evidence for an inquiry into the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, to scrutinise its proposals and how they will be enacted.

A landowner who pleaded guilty to turning his 19-acre Cheshire farm into an illegal landfill has received a 12-month jail term suspended for two years.

Defra’s Chief Scientific Advisor recommended moving away from further investment in incineration capacity, warning increased capacity could actually sustain the flow of residual waste and lead to lower recycling rates.

Derry City and Strabane District Council in Northern Ireland has adopted a new economic strategy aimed at transitioning the region to a zero waste circular economy, with the potential to save up to £3 million a year as a result.

Conwy County Borough Council has announced that it is set to implement a four-weekly black bin collection across the county, following a trial of the change carried out last year.

Resources Minister Therese Coffey says that she ‘challenges the view’ that the Chinese ban on waste imports presents a crisis for the UK, but suggested that dramatic rules on packaging could be on the way.

The Factor10 initiative from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, aiming to implement the circular economy across the world, has been launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, with signatories from over 30 international companies.

Waste and resources firm Veolia has launched a new service disposing of compressed gas cylinders, investing in a dedicated facility in the Midlands.