New provisional statistics from the Health and Safety Executive reveal that fourteen people were fatally injured in the waste and recycling industry in 2016/17, a dramatic increase on last year’s six.

Biffa has continued its expansion across the North of England with the acquisition of waste and recycling company O’Brien WRS for £35.2 million.

Steve Read has left the Somerset Waste Partnership to take up a new role as Director of Energy, Waste and Environment at West Sussex County Council.

Bioplastic manufacturer Novamont has pledged to create a minimum bio-based content of 40 per cent across its MATER-BI bioplastics range in an attempt to further reduce the carbon impact of its products.

LondonWaste has announced that it is introducing body cameras to be worn by its staff at its re-use and recycling centres following a series of incidents of abuse directed at its employees.

Online electrical products retailer AO has completed the acquisition of The Recycling Group (TRG) and established a new recycling branch, AO Recycling, which aims to recycle a fifth of the UK’s waste fridges every year.

Waste services firm Veolia has launched a national coffee cup recycling service for offices after research found that over half of regular takeaway hot drink consumers dispose of their cup at work.

Brewer and pub retailer Greene King has announced a zero waste to landfill target for 2020, with a number of initiatives being introduced across its operations to eradicate landfill waste.

More than 100 firefighters were called to a SUEZ waste transfer station in the town of Pool, Cornwall, after a store of plastic for recycling caught fire on Saturday evening.

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has announced that Adam Read has been appointed as its new External Affairs Director following Gev Eduljee’s decision to retire later this year.