Associated Waste Management has been named as the preferred bidder for Bradford Council’s new 12-year waste treatment contract, with a ‘significant portion’ of the waste collected annually going to SSE’s Ferrybridge facility.

The Environment Agency has carried out dawn raids across the country, arresting two people, following an in-depth investigation into the illegal dumping of waste.

European Metal Recycling’s Swindon site has reopened after the third fire at one of its UK sites this year broke out over the weekend.

Suffolk-based vehicle hire business Tippers ‘R’ Us has installed 260 ‘Alfabloc’ wall units to store a variety of waste products and materials.

At least 30 people have died and rescue efforts are continuing following a landslide at a landfill site in Sri Lanka, which destroyed nearly 80 homes – the second major landfill disaster in as many months.

Leading UK anaerobic digestion operator Biogen’s portfolio of AD plants has been acquired by Ancala Bioenergy, after joint venture partners Bedfordia Group and Kier Group confirmed its sale.

Protests regarding the alleged ‘exploitation’ of construction staff at two major UK energy-from waste developments overseen by Danish companies took place yesterday, as unions petitioned the Danish government to investigate.

London could look into a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles for the capital, after a report found that the troublesome products make up 10 per cent of all litter in the Thames.

Introducing a deposit-return scheme for plastic bottles in the UK would damage the efficiency of council collections and require a new collection infrastructure to be introduced, according to LARAC.

The UK’s planning authorities must be more flexible towards the waste sector if the benefits of a circular economy are to be realised, according to the ESA.