WRAP has launched the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sustainability Action Plan in a bid to improve the efficiency of electrical products.

A round-up of this week’s business news including Tamar Energy, Biffa, PDM, PyroPure and DHL Envirosolutions.

Firefighters tackling a blaze at a Scottish tyre recycling plant are likely to remain onsite for ‘a considerable length of time’.

The EC is joining with industry leaders in a new partnership that aims to develop a European bioeconomy.

Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister opens McQuillan Envirocare’s £2 million chemical treatment facility in Antrim.

A panel of experts has proposed that higher quality international recycling standards could drive the future of WEEE.

The Institute of Public Policy Research is calling on government to overhaul its approach to waste policy.

Stakeholders of the paper cup supply chain have announced the launch of the Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group.

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management suggests the online waste transfer note system, edoc, should be mandatory.

WRAP report reveals that median MRF gate fees have increased in a year, while the use of anaerobic digestion has almost doubled.