A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry, including Enva, FEAD, UK Container Maintenance, Bryson Recycling and OPRL.

A new project has been established to help Welsh local authorities develop treatment and recycling solutions for absorbent hygiene product (AHP) waste.

Scottish waste management firm Binn Group has submitted revised plans to build a £70-million energy-from-waste (EfW) plant at Binn EcoPark near Glenfarg in Perth and Kinross.

Two brothers have received custodial sentences for submitting fictitious claims for £1.46 million of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

A report from think tank Green Alliance has highlighted that supermarkets are under increasing public pressure to cut down on plastic, resulting in the increased use of alternative materials which often have greater environmental consequences.

J&B Recycling has unveiled a brand refresh to reflect how far the company has changed since its establishment some 20 years ago.

The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) is set to launch a new binary labelling system this month, reflecting consumer desire for simpler recycling information.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Viridor, B&M Waste, PowerHouse Energy, Re-Gen Waste and Vanden Recycling.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has approved the fifth phase of its Distributor Takeback Scheme (DTS) for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), which will see large retailers operate in-store take-back schemes from 2021.

Wolverhampton Council’s waste services are set to make a budget loss of £800,000 for 2019/20, following the implementation of a new garden waste collection service in 2019.