Waste industry members write to the European Environment Commissioner to urge him to reconsider his review of the circular economy package.

Waste management firm SiteServ (now in administration) has been fined £11,000 for illegally exporting waste.

The European Commission faces opposition from the UK as final negotiations regarding plastic bag reduction targets draw near.

Stakeholders are being asked to respond to a consultation on changes to the waste classification and assessment guidance.

The owner of car breaking company JT Recovery Services has been handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for running an illegal waste site.

The Environment Agency has launched a new online tool to help business determine when waste reaches by-product or product status.

Greenwich-based waste firm Murphys (Waste) Ltd has been fined £6,000 after ‘repeatedly putting its employees at risk of injury, or even death’.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched a £90,000 capital grant fund to enable materials recovery facility operators to purchase testing equipment.

Defra has released a Voluntary Code of Practice designed to help businesses reduce fast food litter.

Frank Barnes (Darwen) Ltd has been fined £30,000 for exposing employees to lead fumes and dust.