Worcestershire County Council will survey district councils as part of the potential creation of a joint waste authority with Herefordshire County Council.

Bayer Material Science AG has been named as the winner of nova-Institute’s ‘Bio-Based Material of the Year’ award.

Members of the dairy industry did not turn up to a WRAP-brokered meeting that aimed to support the plastic reprocessing industry this week, claiming that competition law prevented their attendance.

A week of events encouraging the use of reusable cloth nappies starts on Monday (20 April).

The Teesside Construction Committee is to protest on Saturday (18 April) over perceived discrimination against local workers by SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT.

Unite union’s four-day strike at corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa, scheduled to begin in Northampton on Friday, has been suspended to allow appeals to be heard.

The UK Independence Party would abolish WRAP, repeal the Climate Change Act, and ‘rejuvenate the coal industry’, if it were to gain power after the election.

The Liberal Democrats would set a 70 per cent recycling target for England, and introduce an incineration tax, if they were voted into power.

Wakefield Council has postponed its new co-mingling service until summer, following delays to the delivery of equipment needed for the new service.

Water found in abandoned coal mines has been identified as a 'new' source of renewable energy, following a two year study by Nottingham Trent University.