DS Smith Group has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Duropack.

Hereford-based recycling company Eastside 2000 Limited, part of the Wye Valley Group, has been fined £18,000 for illegally storing waste.

Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead is meeting with his UK counterpart, Liz Truss, to discuss the potential of bringing in a deposit-return scheme for drinks packaging.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including tyre recycling, EWWR Awards, LitterARTI, and fly-tipping prosecutions.

Resources & Waste UK has released a manifesto for 2015, which calls for the new UK government to be ‘proactively engaged’ in circular economy policy making.

Gwynedd Council is extending its three-weekly waste collection service to residents in Meirionnydd next week, and to those in Arfon in November.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the measures it should implement in its revised Circular Economy Package to bring about sustainability.

The European Environmental Bureau has launched a new campaign promoting better product design, reuse, and recycling, in a bid to reduce waste and boost resource security.

Plastics Recyclers Europe is warning that increasing use of coloured PET packaging could lead to ‘a collapse in the PET & HDPE recycling industry’.

David and Lee Averies of fire-hit waste management company Averies Recycling are to appear in court next month on charges relating to environmental offences.