The former Managing Director of Smurfit Kappa, Simon Weston, has been appointed as Director of Raw Materials at the Confederation of Paper Industries.

EXCLUSIVE: Members of the biochemical sector are being asked to attend an event next week to help develop a new trade association for the industry.

Central government has chosen the Joint Trade Association’s waste electrical and electronic equipment compliance fee mechanism for the 2014 compliance period.

Members of Carpet Recycling UK recycled, reused or recovered 28 per cent of waste carpet in 2014, but missed self-imposed 2014 targets.

The UK Green Investment Bank is launching a £50-million investment fund to support biomass projects.

Walsall Council has withdrawn plans to charge for green waste collections from 2016, after 70 per cent of residents said they would not pay for the service.

East Dorset District Council opposes Dorset Waste Partnership's proposals to charge residents for using household waste recycling centres, following government intervention.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Viridor, ACE UK, and a search for Croydon fly-tippers.

Consumer goods company Unilever has announced that it has achieved zero waste to landfill.

Zero Waste Scotland is calling on individuals, schools and businesses across the country to take part in a national reuse week during March 2015.