The Materials Recovery Facility Regulations will not cover facilities that only accept general waste, says Environment Agency.

A County Durham farmer has been fined £1,600 for operating a waste treatment facility without a legal permit.

Countrystyle Recycling has signed a four-year plastic bottle collection contract with Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council in Kent.

A businessman in Harrogate has set up a new waste collection business in reaction to the council’s fortnightly waste collections.

A round-up of news from the waste and recycling sector, including SITA UK, Envirosol, Tamar Energy, and Premier Sustain.

Thousands of tonnes of plastics are still burning at the Scunthorpe site of Thompson Waste, two days after the fire started.

Waste management firm Viridor awarded a 10-year contract to upgrade and operate a material recovery facility in Plymouth.

A round-up of this week's recycling and waste news, including B&M Waste Services, FCC Environment, and Plymouth City Council.

Defra opens second stage of its On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion Fund, enabling farmers to apply for a loan of up to £400,000 for an AD plant.

Resource Association is to produce a new chart to help councils understand what ‘high-quality recycling’ means to UK reprocessors.