Natural Resources Wales has purchased a new thermal imaging camera to help to identify fire risks at waste sites and prevent them before they happen

WEEE organisations met for the fifth annual WEEE forum conference in Malta last week, setting out the vision for a more resource efficient sector.

The government should establish a national food waste reduction target, with retailers forced to publish figures on their food waste, after a voluntary approach has proved ‘inadequate’, says Parliament’s EFRA Committee.

Veolia is to invest £5 million into new waste collection vehicles over two years to improve the safety of other road users, pedestrians, and cyclists.

Hull City Council has approved plans to procure a new long-term waste disposal contract worth around £56 million after the collapse of its contract with Impetus Waste Management last year.

CIWM have released a Resource Productivity Manifesto calling on all political parties to commit to resource productivity measures in their manifestos ahead of June’s general election.

The world’s first international sustainable procurement guidelines have been published, offering advice for organisations on how to commit to more green and ethical procurement practices.

The Parliamentary Estate has seen its total amount of recycled waste increase to 64 per cent of its total waste collected in 2016.

Around 100 firefighters were needed to tackle a large waste warehouse fire in Dagenham on Saturday, while a refuse collection vehicle fire and scrapyard blaze also required action this weekend.

A new organisation has been created to manage single-tier waste services across four Surrey councils, with the potential for more councils to join in the future.