A round up of news from the waste and recycling industry, including FCC Environment, Agrivert, Alpha Resource Management and R4R conference.

The RWM Ambassadors panel has awarded £15,000 of funding to waste management charity Waste Aid.

Government has ‘no current plans’ to make green waste collections mandatory, says Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles.

The Government of Ireland will introduce mandatory waste service levels and make consumers pay by weight next year, as part of a reform of waste collections.

The UK’s ‘largest resource efficiency and waste management event’, RWM in partnership with CIWM, begins today.

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management unveils new branding at RWM in partnership with CIWM 2014.

A round up of this week's business news, including Bryson Recycling, Biffa, Taylor, Love Food Hate Waste and FCC.

Anaerobic digestion plants processing certain crop residues will no longer need an environmental permit, says the Environment Agency.

Biffa survey finds that 80 per cent of SMEs may dispose of hazardous waste illegally and could be liable to prosecution.

Local authorities are being asked to complete a survey about the impact of budget cuts on waste, recycling and street cleansing services.