A poll of environment and sustainability professionals has revealed that 82 per cent believe European Union membership has been positive for businesses and the environment in the UK.

SEPA is to lead three days of action aimed at tackling cross-border criminal waste activity between England and Scotland next week.

The ESA has recommended a new system of producer responsibility that transfers resource ownership from local authorities to product supply chains, which it says will improve the quality, recyclability and use of recycled content.

Local authorities can now issue on-the-spot fines of up to £400 to those caught taking part in small-scale fly-tipping, Defra has confirmed.

Renewable energy and waste management company Viridor has called for a new integrated system of Scottish Resource Networks that is ‘fit for purpose’ to support national economic growth.

Resource industry heads have welcomed the EAC’s report into the EU’s effect on environmental policy in the UK, emphasising that Brexit would threaten investment in the industry.

The European glass manufacturers’ trade association has called for mandatory separate collection schemes in order to realise circular economy ambitions, but says that reuse targets are ‘counter-productive’.

The UK’s membership of the EU has been a ‘crucial factor’ in the shaping of its environmental policy, an Environmental Audit Committee inquiry has found.

The Department for Communities and Local Government has delayed ruling on planning permission for an experimental plasma arc gasification facility, stating it was ‘not yet in a position to decide.’

Northern Irish businesses are now required to separate and recycle food waste after a new law came into effect last week.