Over the space of a week, three men have been sentenced to prison for illegal waste activity.

SITA UK has been fined £110,000 for breaching its environmental permit and failing to comply with an enforcement notice.

The Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015 have been laid in Scottish Parliament, detailing how the new tax will be administered.

Waste management firm Kier MG Ltd has been fined £160,000 for safety failings after an employee was crushed at an HWRC in Essex.

A new law has come into effect in New York making it illegal for residents to put some electronic equipment in kerbside waste collections.

BW Riddle has been fined £70,00 and ordered to pay £18,000 in costs after a worker was left with broken ribs after falling from a conveyor belt.

The Environment Agency has revealed the ‘risk-based and proportionate regulatory regime’ it will use to verify compliance with the Waste Regulations.

A man has been sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay £900 for dumping and burning controlled waste in Watford.

A draft version of England’s Single Use Carrier Bag Charges (England) Order has been published, clarifying which bags will fall under the charge in 2015.

The Environment Agency will begin undertaking inspections of materials recovery facilities in January, to ensure compliance with MF Regulations.