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.

Nearly 2,000 residents signed up to a new £40 opt-in service for garden waste wheelie bin collections, which began this weekend in Calderdale.

Local authorities in North West England have achieved combined savings of around £20 million per year through delivering waste efficiencies, though recycling rates are stagnating, a new study has revealed.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including fly-tipping punishments, departures at Viridor and a new food waste strategy in Peterborough.

SUEZ’s Recycling and Recovery UK division has selected Bulk Handling Systems to design, engineer, manufacture and install two materials recovery facilities in Aberdeen.

An independent review of the Welsh Government’s guidance on waste and recycling collections has found it is still the best model for Welsh local authorities to follow.

Steve Burdis has been dismissed as Director of the Dorset Waste Partnership following the waste authority’s £2.8 million overspend in 2014/15.

Bryson Recycling has been awarded a contract worth up to £15 million to continue processing household recycling from over 250,000 homes in Northern Ireland.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Ealing’s pursuit of fly-tippers, investment in recycling in Aldershot and new bins in Dundee.

Hertfordshire County Council has approved plans for a controversial incinerator in Hoddesdon, which would be used for all of the county’s waste.