A broader definition for ‘biowaste’ and obligatory separate collection of organic waste should be included in a revised Circular Economy Package, according to the Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including new trustees for Keep Britain Tidy, a new partnership for Egbert Taylor and a recycling award for Cambridge.

A charity walk up Mount Snowdon is being held to raise money for WasteAid UK, which was set up to deliver practical and low-cost waste services to developing countries.

A large fire engulfed a warehouse containing paper, rubber, plastic and cardboard at a materials recovery facility run by Weir Waste Services near Birmingham last night.

Four people have now been killed by waste vehicles this month after a 57-year-old pedestrian was hit by a Bywaters refuse lorry in North London.

Dean Hislop, Chief Executive of Tamar Energy, urges local authorities to maintain or expand food waste recycling services, rather than making short-sighted cuts that could result in long-term pain.

Members of the public have been warned about the dangers of burning their own garden waste after an out of control bonfire caused significant damage to a house in Mitcham.

Viridor’s Calne landfill site in Wiltshire accepted its last load of waste this month as the company prepares to begin restoring it as part of its landfill wind-down programme.

Swedish company Studsvik AB has signed an agreement to divest its waste treatment business, which generated £14.9 million worth of revenue in 2015, to French energy company EDF.

A Derbyshire recycling company has been fined a total of £370,000 including costs for ‘serious and persistent breaches of environmental permits’ that posed fire risks and resulted in a fly infestation.