A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Waterfront, Andigestion, Network Rail, Valpak and AMCS.

A total of £475,000 of funding has been announced for projects in the second round of WRAP’s Refill Infrastructure grant programme.

The Chinese Government is set to ban all imports of solid waste from 2021, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has learned.

85 per cent of Brits believe that food packaging should be compostable, with two thirds of those asked agreeing that the food industry should lead the move towards compostable packaging, according to the results of a new Populus poll released today (8 July).

Waste management company Biffa has lost an appeal against a guilty verdict handed down in June 2019 for being in breach of waste export regulations after attempting to export contaminated waste to China.

Waste management company New Earth Solutions has been awarded a six-year deal to treat Dorset Council’s residual waste.

Global E-Waste Monitor 2020 has revealed a sharp rise in waste electrical and electronic waste, which is predominantly dumped or burned.

Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation says clarity on infrastructure investment is vital in Scotland’s commitment to green leadership

Recycle Week 2020 will be celebrating the UK’s commitment to recycling during Covid-19 lockdown, says Recycle Now.

A report released by WWF and the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)  yesterday (1 July) outlines the measures that need to be taken within the EU to halve food waste by 2030, in accordance with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13.1.