Halton Borough Council has announced that it will end its recycling reward scheme from 1 November.

The European Commission’s Circular Economy Package will be released on 2 December, according to a senior official.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Environment Agency’s new CEO, Brighton Fashion Week and a new structure for Smurfit Kappa.

A new anaerobic digestion plant for the Tomorrow’s Valley project local authorities in South Wales was opened by Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant yesterday.

The Joint Trade Association has submitted a proposal to operate a waste electrical and electronic equipment compliance fee mechanism for 2015.

Broxbourne Borough Council will begin to roll out a new recycling system next week that introduces more separated materials after abandoning plans for a fully co-mingled system due to cost.

New Scottish MRF Code of Practice obligations have come into force, with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency vowing to encourage compliance through communication.

More than 13,000 jobs could be created in Northern Ireland by 2030 if the country moved to a ‘bolder, transformative’ circular economy, according to a report released today.

The Scottish household waste recycling rate rose to 42.8 per cent in 2014, according to statistics issued today by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

The Scottish Resources Conference, to be held next week, will seek to address the dual issues of food waste and the circular economy in Scotland.