Viridor/Grundon’s Lakeside incineration plant in Slough would need to be ‘removed and replaced’ if a third runway is built at Heathrow Airport, says the Airports Commission.

HSE figures show that the waste and recycling industry is one of the UK's most dangerous sectors.

Somerset residents have been warned that waste and recycling collections may be disrupted following a surface fire at Viridor’s Dimmer Landfill Restoration site.

A group of councils has written an open letter to central government calling for the standardisation of reporting of process losses from composting and mechanical biological treatment facilities.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched an actionable toolkit for policymakers wishing to make a transition to the circular economy.

A round-up of business news from the waste and recycling industry, including On-Pack Recycling Label, SLR Consulting, and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

A collaborative US report has proposed a number of policies to improve the poor health and safety records of American recycling companies.

A new Imperial College London report, commissioned by Veolia, claims that a circular economy could create 175,000 jobs and boost GDP by 1.8 per cent in the UK.

The Director of Aylesbury Mushrooms (Farms) Ltd and Director of SJ Radband Haulage Ltd ordered to pay a total of £21,000 for illegal depositing 3,000 tonnes of waste at a farm in Bampton.

Eunomia warns that the UK could reach residual waste treatment overcapacity by 2019 and calls on government to manage ‘potential conflicts’ with EU recycling targets.