Welsh local authorities sent five per cent less biodegradable waste to landfill in 2013/14 than in 2012/13, but four councils were still over their allowance.

Waste wood that has been burning at a woodpile in Essex was deposited there illegally, the Environment Agency confirms.

The Treasury is to guarantee bonds worth up to £48.5m for the Speyside Biomass project, to help ensure it comes online.

The Welsh Government is to make site waste management plans voluntary, despite outlining plans to make them mandatory.

The EC is joining with industry leaders in a new partnership that aims to develop a European bioeconomy.

Stobart Biomass Products Ltd has been fined £14,000 after one of its waste wood stores in Hull caused a risk of pollution.

The winners of Generation Awake’s Young Designers Contest are exhibiting their works in Brussels as part of Green Week.

The UK Green Investment Bank is investing £5 million in Scottish whisky distilleries to improve their sustainability.

Port Clarence Energy Ltd is seeking permission from Stockton Borough Council to build and operate a 45MW biomass plant in Teesside.

Navitas Environmental granted environmental permit for 86,000 tonne biomass facility in Appspond Lane, St Albans.