A round-up of news from the waste and recycling industry, including Recofloor, Magna Science Adventure Centre and CRUK.

The winners of the CIWM Professional and UK Sustainability & Resource Industry Awards have been announced.

Viridor has secured a two-year contract with North Lanarkshire Council to continue separating its co-mingled dry recyclables.

Shanks Group’s profit for the six months ending 30 September 2014 fell by 35 per cent.

A lack of awareness of the principle and poor clarity of terminology of the circular economy are stalling its progression, finds new CIWM report.

A fire involving a ‘large quantity of recycling materials’ has broken out at CEW Recycling Group’s facility in St Helens.

Tradebe has acquired Solvents with Safety Ltd and Scotoil Services Ltd.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched a £90,000 capital grant fund to enable materials recovery facility operators to purchase testing equipment.

The Resource Association is to partner with CIWM and the ESA to host their joint conference next year.

The Green Investment Bank has invested £33 million in the Allerton Waste Recovery Park, despite government pulling PFI funding from it last year.