Business Secretary Sajid Javid MP has announced plans to privatise the Green Investment Bank (GIB) by selling off the majority of the government’s shares over the next five years.

Porthmadog Skip Hire has been ordered to stop accepting waste at its site in north Wales until it can comply with the conditions of its environmental permit.

The Director of Aylesbury Mushrooms (Farms) Ltd and Director of SJ Radband Haulage Ltd ordered to pay a total of £21,000 for illegal depositing 3,000 tonnes of waste at a farm in Bampton.

Recycling firm Recresco has been fined £50,000 for safety failings after a worker lost his hand when it became trapped in an unguarded conveyor belt.

Southern Plastics Recycling Ltd has been fined £1,500 for violating health and safety regulations after a worker was injured falling from an industrial waste bin.

Central government will end new public subsidies for onshore wind farms from 1 April 2016, but Scotland's Energy Minister warns the move could be subject to judicial review.

Global paints and chemicals company AkzoNobel has called on the UK government to standardise waste management infrastructure to facilitate the creation of a ‘closed-loop’ system for recycling unused paints.

Arash Derambarsh, whose campaign led to legislation ensuring French supermarkets donate unwanted food, tells us about the law and his plans to take on European food waste.

Authorities visit businesses in Boston, Lincolnshire to clamp down on illegal vehicle and scrap metal dealers in the area.

Hereford-based recycling company Eastside 2000 Limited, part of the Wye Valley Group, has been fined £18,000 for illegally storing waste.