Zero Waste Scotland has teamed up with Eunomia to identify circular economy opportunities within the Scottish construction sector.

Absorbent hygiene product recycler Knowaste’s appeal against a planning rejection for a new plant in West London has also been rejected, leaving the company assessing its options about whether to continue its search for a new development.

Kier’s £120-million waste services contract in East Sussex is to be terminated early after recycling market issues hit the firm last year.

A man sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment for illegally dumping waste in 18 different locations across Devon is believed to have fled to Ireland and is now subject to a European Arrest Warrant.

The government has asked members of the waste industry to give their views on the proposed extension of the landfill tax to include deposits made illegally on unpermitted sites.

PHS Group has unveiled a new facility in the West Midlands that turns absorbent hygiene products like nappies and tampons into fuel.

With European guidance still going through the bureaucratic process and national policy seemingly well down the pecking order, local and regional authorities can take the reins and steer their areas into a more circular way of living.

Residents are being warned about the safe disposal of batteries following an explosion and fire in the back of a council recycling collection vehicle in Northamptonshire.

Two councils have announced plans to move on from waste contracts with Veolia in the next year, with East Cambridgeshire opting for a Teckal solution and Rushmoor choosing Serco to take on its waste service.

The challenge of improving waste performance in transient domestic rental sectors has been highlighted in a new guide for London boroughs launched yesterday.