Fife Council announces plan to trial monthly waste collections, making it the first council in Britain to do so.

Police have closed Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s waste depot in North Farm Lane as they investigate the murder of a man who was fatally stabbed there this morning.

DCLG is to push ahead with legislation that bans councils in England from charging residents for using household waste recycling centres, despite local government opposition.

The Director of the Dorset Waste Partnership, Steve Burdis, has been temporarily suspended from his role as the partnership reviews how the body overspent on its budget by £2.8 million last year.

The Welsh Government and Defra have launched a consultation on proposals to ‘enhance’ waste crime enforcement powers in England and Wales.

The Welsh Government has released its finalised fly-tipping strategy, outlining the steps it will take to tackle illegal dumping of waste.

WRAP Cymru’s ARID programme has helped create new jobs in Wales, as well as a more efficient reprocessing and collection infrastructure, say the organisation.

The Waste & Resources Action Programme has released new materials to encourage partnership working on reuse.

The majority of the 300-strong workforce at newsprint manufacturer Aylesford Newsprint Limited has been made redundant, following news that the company has entered administration.

CIWM and Ricardo-AEA have launched a new tool to help local authorities identify savings and efficiencies in their waste collections.