SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has released a document on the necessary conditions for the reopening of Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Veolia Waste Company has decided to produce its own sanitizer in order to protect its key workforce from Covid-19.

CIWM’s online WasteSupport platform which will match struggling local authorities with private contractors with spare capacity has gone live.

European Aluminium, an aluminium industry association, has launched its Circular Aluminium Action Plan, which aims to achieve a circular economy for aluminium by 2030.

The Environment Agency (EA) has released a regulatory position statement that allows municipal waste incinerators to accept Covid-19 infectious waste without varying their environmental permits.

The Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (WISH) has updated its Covid-19 safety advice for the waste sector.

Environment Minister Rebecca Pow has thanked the waste sector for its efforts in maintaining “vital” waste services during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Waste compliance company Dsposal has launched a series of free training modules for waste industry workers to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has urged local authorities to keep their Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) open during the Covid-19 outbreak to allow people to dispose of their bulky waste.

Local authorities have reported large increases in household waste arisings during the Covid-19 outbreak and huge falls in commercial waste arisings, according to an ADEPT survey.