The European Commission is taking Romania to the European Court of Justice for failing to close and rehabilitate 68 illegal landfills, as the UK is warned over continued air quality breaches in 16 areas.

SUEZ, one of the country’s largest waste management companies, has backed a deposit-return scheme, after reports emerged this week that officials at the Defra had said it was ‘unlikely’ that such a system would be considered as part of a forthcoming national litter strategy.

Coffee ground reprocessor bio-bean has set up a partnership with Caffè Nero and recycling company First Mile to transform used coffee grounds into fuel.

Officials from Defra have played down the possibility of introducing a deposit-return scheme for plastic bottles as part of its new litter strategy for England, according to reports.

A controversial £135-million West Yorkshire incinerator is set to receive the green light after being approved by Bradford’s council.

Dr Jane Beasley pays tribute to Professor Chris Coggins, who died last week at the age of 69.

The average percentage of target material being received by materials facilities in Wales rose by 1.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2016, the latest data published by WRAP suggests.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new Director for Green Alliance, a refresh for Novelis’s ThinkCans site, new vehicles for FCC and Keep Britain Tidy Awards.

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has been made to pay over £500,000 in fines and costs after contaminated water from a landfill in Cornwall left two local waterways ‘smothered’ in sewage fungus.

Staffordshire police say a fire that broke out at an illegal recycling centre on Sunday was started deliberately.