A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including fly-tipping punishments, departures at Viridor and a new food waste strategy in Peterborough.

The newly-formed National Resource Consortium plans to challenge the ‘monopoly’ of large waste corporations by distributing work amongst local businesses.

The Recycling Association believes newly-released guidelines on the quality of paper for recycling are ‘a start’ but do not go far enough to highlight that everyone across the supply chain can impact paper quality.

The European Commission is working on an energy-from-waste communication that will address how the process can be optimised without compromising higher reuse and recycling rates, says European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella.

American gas producer Air Products has announced that it is leaving the energy-from-waste business, ceasing the development of two large incinerator developments in the North East.

Northern Irish businesses are now required to separate and recycle food waste after a new law came into effect last week.

The former owner of a recycling company has been ordered to pay nearly £10,000 for his part in a stolen bread baskets scam worth £500,000.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Egbert Taylor’s partnership with Smartbin, an award for a zero waste blogger and Ward Recycling investment.

SUEZ’s Recycling and Recovery UK division has selected Bulk Handling Systems to design, engineer, manufacture and install two materials recovery facilities in Aberdeen.

The European Investment Bank has been criticised by anti-incineration groups for its financial support of a Viridor-owned incinerator in Cardiff.