Planning applications for ‘environmentally-friendly’ waste management sites have dropped by 20 per cent in the past year as local authorities feel the squeeze from continuing budget cuts, according to commercial law firm EMW.

Coffee ground reprocessor bio-bean has set up a partnership with Caffè Nero and recycling company First Mile to transform used coffee grounds into fuel.

A controversial £135-million West Yorkshire incinerator is set to receive the green light after being approved by Bradford’s council.

Lord’s has become the first cricket ground to be run on 100 per cent renewable energy and incorporate resource-efficient features into a new stand as statistics reveal the impact of climate change on the sport.

The Renewable Energy Association says that EU figures revealing that the UK is lagging behind the rest of the EU on commitments to meet 2020 renewable energy targets should be a ‘wake-up call’ to the government on renewable policy.

The Chinese government is set to invest £29 billion in establishing better waste practices over the next three years to address the levels of soil and water pollution caused by growing landfills.

The European Commission has called on member states to consider more carefully the waste hierarchy when looking at increasing incineration capacity and has suggested the phasing out of support for mixed waste incineration.

Members of the waste and resources industry have welcomed the mention of the industry in the government’s new industrial strategy, unveiled today by Prime Minister Theresa May.

Unilever is to use biomethane supplied by GENeco to power five of its sites in the UK and Ireland as it moves towards a carbon positive future.

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has written to Business Secretary Greg Clark to call for added scrutiny over the sale of the Green Investment Bank to Macquarie.