Thousands of homes to be supplied with low carbon heating using energy from local ERW facility

A round-up of business news from the waste and recycling sector

A round-up of business news from the waste and recycling sector

City planners have awarded planning permission to a regional recycling plant in Coventry that uses artificial intelligence to process recycling

Hertfordshire Council has released a draft Waste Local Plan that seeks to upgrade and expand on the county’s waste management strategy, in anticipation of increasing population and businesses

The Environment Agency has updated its fire prevention guide for waste fires to include successful case studies from site operators

Researchers from University of Leeds to deliver the study alongside WRAP and Zero Waste Scotland.

Recycling and waste management company Viridor took over the operation of its Energy Recovery Facility in December.

The Italian bioplastics and biochemicals company announced its acquisition of Norwegian BioBag Group earlier this week (12 January)

The latest report from the British Plastics Federation identifies out what the UK needs to achieve to reduce dependence on exporting plastic waste for recycling