The British Plastics Federation Recycling Group calls for packaging recovery note targets to favour domestic recycling.

Veolia is challenging Eric Pickles on his decision to refuse planning permission to a new incinerator in Hertfordshire.

The Scottish Government has launched a marine litter strategy to reduce the amount of waste littered at sea and on coastlines.

Aberdeen City Council begins trialling co-mingled collections ahead of its plans to move from kerbside sort to co-mingled collections in 2015.

Viridor’s incineration facility in Oxfordshire has begun generating power after successfully synchronising with the National Grid.

A round- up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Recolight, Novelis, B&M Waste Services and Envac.

Derby City Council, the Derby Telegraph and NET petition to make it easier to prosecute people for flytipping.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched a £100,000 grant pot to help local communities tackle litter and flytipping.

A new energy-from-waste (EfW) facility, set to be built in Northamptonshire in October, is reaching financial close.

Ahead of the implementation of the revised Waste Framework Directive, Veolia is advocating a twin-stream approach for dry recyclables.