Mandatory separate collection systems for the main recyclable material streams and biowaste should be established in all EU member states, says a study published by the European Commission last week.

Defra has released its second annual ‘Digest of Waste and Resource Statistics’, which collates official UK waste statistics for ‘ease of use’.

New appointments have been made at ACE UK, WRAP, VEKA Recycling, Viridor and Europen.

Company director fined after a number of conditions were breached covering odour, dust and site drainage, affecting local residents of Woods Recycling Services, Ampthill

Work has begun to remove all bring sites from Derbyshire Dales after the council determined that contamination issues and a revamped kerbside collection system rendered the service ‘unsustainable’.

Businesses are being sought to apply for £35,000 awards to encourage innovation around ‘future retail’ practices across a number of themes including food waste reduction.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, Greggs carrier bags helping Keep Britain Tidy, Poundland recycling and an online can recycling game.

Only eight waste collection authorities have implemented changes to meet separate collection requirements for key recyclable materials, according to an Environment Agency report.

Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority is forecast to overspend by as much as £2.5 million by the end of the year.

McDonald’s UK has teamed up with paper manufacturer James Cropper in a new trial aimed at recycling the chain’s previously non-recyclable paper cups.