The Welsh Government has announced that it will be funding a new support scheme for communities affected by landfill with part of the revenue generated by the incoming landfill disposals tax.

The Trade Association Group, the umbrella group comprising the UK’s top waste and resource management organisations, has restated its priorities for the sector in a letter to newly appointed Environment Secretary Michael Gove.

A route map to turn London into one of the world’s most resource efficient cities has been launched by LWARB, calling on stakeholders from local government to community groups to carry out a range of actions targeting five key areas including food waste and plastics.

Unite refuse workers employed by Birmingham City Council have voted for industrial action as the council announces 122 waste collection jobs are to be cut over the next two weeks.

Biffa has posted a £10.9 million statutory loss in its latest financial results for 2016/17, the first since its return to the stock market, and announced a new partnership to build two new energy recovery facilities with Covanta.

Unite has hailed an employment tribunal ruling last week over overtime pay as a ‘landmark victory’ for refuse workers working for Veolia on council waste management contracts.

Major retailers Sainsbury’s and M&S have suspended their partnerships with food redistribution organisation The Real Junk Food Project over an investigation by West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has revealed his desire to make London the world’s leading ‘smart city’, employing the latest developments in digital technology to bring about solutions to the challenges posed by modern urban processes.

A new guidance document on best practice in monitoring waste and recycling collections has been released by the WISH Forum ensure health and safety procedures are being followed correctly in the sector

Waste firm Renewi has been awarded a 20-year contract to supply the new Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 facility with RDF, starting from Summer 2019.