A five pence charge for disposable cups will be trialled by Starbucks, in partnership with environmental behaviour change charity Hubbub, in 35 stores across London.

Saxlund International, the UK arm of the bulk material handling and bio-energy combustion specialist Saxlund Group AB, is expanding with new staff appointments and a move to a larger site.

Viridor has signed a 12-month waste management contract with the Flagship Group [https://www.flagship-homes.co.uk/], a company that provides homes for affordable market rent and sale across the East of England.

South Wales Police arrested eight people last week on suspicion of fraud, including, it is believed, several members of Cardiff Council’s waste management team.

A new partnership between Binn Group and Earnside Energy has been established to provide an integrated food waste collection and treatment service in Scotland.

Anthony Sant, Sales & Marketing Director at AO Recycling, gives an update on the recycling of white goods.

The Queen has given the royal seal of approval to banning single-use plastic, with the news that the royal estates will join the growing number of organisations to phase out disposable plastics.

‘Urgent change’ is needed to stop recyclable and biodegradable material from being incinerated in London, as energy-from-waste hinders the capital’s move to a more circular economy, according to the London Assembly’s Environment Committee.

A nationwide investigation by the Environment Agency, the Metropolitan Police and the Government Agency Intelligence Agency has led to the arrests of two men for illegal waste dumping, fraud and money-laundering.

Food waste management company Biogen has completed the acquisition of Tamar Energy, one of the largest anaerobic digestion facility owners and operators in the UK, further expanding its network of food waste recycling facilities.