Biffa wins £90 million recycling sorting contract with North London

1st August 2019

Biffa / NLWA / Waste Contracts

Councils prepare for possible early end to Sinfin EfW contract

1st August 2019

Derby / energy from waste / sinfin

77 successful waste crime prosecutions in a year – EA

1st August 2019

Environment Agency / Sustainable Development Goals / Waste Crime

Waitrose extends package free “pick and mix” trial

1st August 2019

packaging / plastic / Waitrose

England’s plastic carrier bag sales down 90% since 5p charge

31st July 2019

Defra / plastic / single-use carrier bags

Reusable cups save venues thousands of pounds, research finds

31st July 2019

DRS / Eunomia / Reusable Cups

Eastbourne’s new in-house waste service heralded a “resounding triumph”

31st July 2019

eastbourne borough council / local authorities / Waste Contracts

Biodegradable security seals switch for Nestlé logistics

30th July 2019

biodegradable plastic / Nestle / plastic

DRS could see 31,000 plastic bottles vanish from Scotland’s streets each day

30th July 2019

DRS / Litter / Scotland

Northern Ireland recycling rate jumps 3.6 percent

30th July 2019

Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics / Northern Ireland

Government’s “plastic tax” could cost households 7p per week

29th July 2019

Imperial College / plastic / Veolia

Union agrees to suspend Brighton and Hove bin strike

29th July 2019

Brighton and Hove / GMB union / Strike

Zac Goldsmith given ministerial role at Defra

29th July 2019

Appointments / Boris Johnson / Defra / zac goldsmith

72% would support UK-wide deposit return system

27th July 2019

Campaign to Protect Rural England / DRS / Litter

3.6m tonnes of UK food wasted in primary production each year

26th July 2019

Food Waste / Surplus Food / WRAP

News in brief: Activist runs across US | charities “bag” £9m | Fly-tipping app

26th July 2019

Fly-Tipping / News in Brief / plastic / Textile Waste

Iceland trials UK’s first plastic bag free store

26th July 2019

Iceland / plastic / single-use carrier bags

UK to investigate claims of hazardous waste exported to Sri Lanka

26th July 2019

hazardous waste / sri lanka / Waste Exports

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