The Parliamentary Estate has seen its total amount of recycled waste increase to 64 per cent of its total waste collected in 2016.

Around 100 firefighters were needed to tackle a large waste warehouse fire in Dagenham on Saturday, while a refuse collection vehicle fire and scrapyard blaze also required action this weekend.

Apple has pledged to work towards using 100 per cent recycled materials in its products, a commitment Greenpeace says puts pressure on the rest of the technology industry to follow suit.

Associated Waste Management has been named as the preferred bidder for Bradford Council’s new 12-year waste treatment contract, with a ‘significant portion’ of the waste collected annually going to SSE’s Ferrybridge facility.

The government has completed the sale of the UK Green Investment Bank to controversial Australian investment firm Macquarie Group in a £2.3 billion deal.

European Metal Recycling’s Swindon site has reopened after the third fire at one of its UK sites this year broke out over the weekend.

Suffolk-based vehicle hire business Tippers ‘R’ Us has installed 260 ‘Alfabloc’ wall units to store a variety of waste products and materials.

Leading UK anaerobic digestion operator Biogen’s portfolio of AD plants has been acquired by Ancala Bioenergy, after joint venture partners Bedfordia Group and Kier Group confirmed its sale.

Protests regarding the alleged ‘exploitation’ of construction staff at two major UK energy-from waste developments overseen by Danish companies took place yesterday, as unions petitioned the Danish government to investigate.

Devon Contract Waste, which suffered a ‘devastating fire’ at its headquarters last month, has been forced to make eight members of staff redundant following the incident.