Louise Grantham, Chief Executive of REPIC, explores the impact of Covid-19 on the WEEE sector and how the recycling supply chain has been dealing with its effects.

Most classes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the UK must now be classed as hazardous waste or containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) unless it can be proved otherwise, according to updated guidance by the Environment Agency (EA).

Data analysis startup Resource Efficient Data has agreed to provide Alupro with UK waste data flow insight to achieve “clearer results".

Waste management company Biffa’s financial results for 2019/20 have revealed an increase in its underlying operating profits of 10.8 per cent, putting it in a “strong position” to withstand the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK infrastructure group Pennon has posted solid financial results for 2019/20, though its profit after tax has fallen by 7.3 per cent.

Environmental NGO Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has called for the introduction of a Material Recovery and Biological Treatment (MRBT) system as a ‘bridge strategy’ for managing residual waste in a circular economy.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) are working with packaging compliance company Valpak to update the PackFlow material reports in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Most Scottish Household Waste and Recycling Centres reopened with restrictions yesterday prompting long queues, meaning one centre had to close briefly.

The UK supermarket has announced its target to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in food waste in its operations by 2030.

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has launched a new mentoring platform for its members to support skills and professional development.