Cuts to the Landfill Communities Fund have been confirmed as part of the Budget 2016 today (16 March), though a proposed measure to prohibit third-party contribution has been dropped.

Hertfordshire County Council has approved plans for a controversial incinerator in Hoddesdon, which would be used for all of the county’s waste.

Young people think it’s less acceptable to litter plastic and glass bottles than cans, according to an investigation carried out by Coca-Cola Enterprises and Keep Britain Tidy.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a refit at UPM Shotton, ‘Love Your Clothes Bangor’ and Bigbelly in Leeds.

An international voluntary agreement that aims to make better use of secondary resources was signed by representatives from France, Flanders, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom last week

The London Assembly’s Environment Committee has joined calls for the next Mayor of London to standardise municipal waste collections, outlining it as a key measure in mitigating the city’s rapid growth.

The manager of a Cambridgeshire recycling company who forged invoices to claim over £1.1 million in VAT repayments has been jailed for four years.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a Veolia HWRC contract, CDEnviro and a reuse shop in Suffolk.

The government will work to simplify and improve the definition of waste, as well as permitting for different types of waste and Environment Agency inspections, after a Cutting Red Tape review.

SUEZ has been appointed to carry out an enhanced recycling service in East Devon after the ‘enormous success’ of a three-weekly trial.