Stroud District Council is submitting a legal challenge to Eric Pickles regarding his decision to approve plans for the Javelin Park incinerator, as councillors at Gloucestershire County Council call for the contract to be cancelled.

A new draft law could allow businesses that breach their environmental permits to volunteer enforcement undertakings in place of receiving criminal sanctions.

The Court of Milan has banned Italian company KromaBatch from claiming that the plastic additive ‘d2w’ can ‘give biodegradability’ to traditional plastics.

New Earth Solutions Group and sister company NEAT Technology Group Limited have been fined a total of £30,000 for safety failings following worker injury.

You hear a lot about the problem of waste crime, but what about the solutions? Roy Hunt offers some suggestions to get our industry back on the straight and narrow

Haulage and plant hire company Rory J Holbrook Limited has been ordered to pay £247,278 for illegally handling waste on land in Blofield, Norfolk.

The Department for Communities and Local Government has released draft legislation that bans local authorities from charging residents for using household waste recycling centres.

Defra has launched another consultation seeking to clarify the definition of ‘portable batteries’ and end the UK’s overreliance on lead-acid batteries in meeting EU targets.

Northern Ireland has extended its five-pence carrier bag charge to include all new ‘cheap’ carrier bags, including reusable ones.

Sam Sandilands from Burges Salmon LLP keeps us abreast of the potential changes to waste’s regulatory regime as government consults on WEEE compliance fees and the EA consults on technical guidance WM3