It is hoped that Defra's New Technologies visitor centres will transform the way waste is dealth with in the UK by showing local authority officers what the equipment is all about.

Environmental products group, Straight plc awarded £1.7m contract to provide containers to Canterbury City Council.

Recording waste data on mobile apps and online rather than on paper could save ‘over £12 million’ in staff time.

Viridor signs 30-year residual waste contract with Peterborough City Council.

Households that took part in the North London Food Waste Challenge reduced weekly food waste by 38 per cent.

MRF Code of Practice welcomed by industry, but questions arise over sampling details and lack of independent checks.

Defra releases long-delayed Materials Recovery Facility Code of Practice and Quality Action Programme for consultation.

A round-up of news stories from the recycling and waste industry from the week ending 1 Feburary 2013.

Viridor selected as provisional preferred bidder for South Wales’ £90 million Prosiect Gwyrdd waste treatment contract.

SITA UK awarded eight-year waste management contract by Durham County Council worth a reported £112.8 million.