A new report from the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has revealed that biomethane has the potential to deliver 30 per cent of the UK’s 2030 carbon budget.

The VAMOS project will explore the commercial feasibility of generating waste sugars from household waste and using them to produce bio-based materials for a wide range of applications.

New figures from the Environment Agency show that the UK has missed its WEEE collection targets for the third consecutive year.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has launched a new public-facing campaign to provide citizens with the latest information on plastic packaging to allow them to make informed decisions about its use.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Cawleys Waste Management, Geminor, Peterborough Household Recycling Centre, Devise.Marketing and DS Smith.

Resource management company Viridor has called on businesses and local authorities across the South West and south Wales to collaborate to give all plastics consumed in the area a recycling solution.

The government’s Environment Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday (26 February).

Unite members working as refuse workers for waste management company Veolia in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over an unsettled holiday pay claim.

Leicester-based waste management and recycling firm, Casepak has won a tender to process around 24,000 tonnes of mixed recycling per year from Walsall Council.

The recent rise in homelessness has led to an increase in the number of rough sleepers taking shelter in waste containers, according to a new study by Biffa, the Open University and the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM).