According to new figures, Welsh councils recycled 54 per cent of their waste between July-September 2012.

Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey urges politicians to find Kyoto Protocol replacement by 2015 as “climate change is irrefutable”.

Leeds City Council grants planning permission to Veolia and Biffa to build two separate incinerators in the city.

European Commission launches The World You Like Challenge, a contest for green projects that tackle climate change.

A round-up of news stories from the recycling and waste industry from the past week including a recycling fellowship, Grundon and a new AD facility.

Essex County Council has granted Urbaser Balfour Beatty planning permission for 417,000 tonne MBT facility.

Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith hosts screening of new documentary highlighting society’s growing wastefulness.

Scottish Food & Drink launches Environmental Sustainability Ambition to encourage sustainability within the industry.

Cardboard recycling levels dropped by 60 per cent in Shropshire in 2012 after council ended kerbside collections.

European PET recycling is ‘stagnating’ at around 50 per cent of capacity levels, finds Plastics Recyclers Europe.