A 26-year-old man has been taken to hospital following an explosion at a battery recycling plant near Walsall.

McDonald’s has come under fire from Zero Waste France for its recycling and waste management methods, with the group also calling for a transformation in how fast food chains manage and report their waste.

Former waste management boss Adrian Lewis has been given three months by a Welsh court to pay £340,000 in clean-up costs after illegally stockpiling thousands of tonnes of waste.

The aluminium can recycling rate has hit 70 per cent in the UK, but Alupro has warned that government ambition could 'compromise' future performance.

Viridor faces prosecution over the death of a lorry driver employed by the company after he was run over by his vehicle at a Plymouth hospital.

Officers from Buckinghamshire County Council studying over 600 tonnes of fly-tipped waste dumped beneath a bridge in Hillingdon have launched 30 investigations into the identity of those responsible.

The EU’s main institutions will meet to discuss Circular Economy legislation for the first time next Tuesday after the European Council agreed a negotiating mandate that is believed to contain a 60 per cent recycling target for 2030.

South Northamptonshire Council has launched the ‘MetalMatters’ recycling campaign across the district to encourage residents to recycle more of their metal packaging.

The Liberal Democrats have promised to support the transition to a circular economy, pledging to introduce a Zero-Waste Act and a 70 per cent statutory waste recycling target for England in their manifesto.

Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating after 29-year-old James Criddle was killed at the site of a skip hire firm in Norfolk.