Exports of refuse derived fuel (RDF) and solid recovered fuel (SRF) from England fell by 13.5 per cent in 2019 as markets continue to tighten.

A new report from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Cymru has assessed the composition of mixed residual commercial and industrial waste in Wales.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Veolia, Scott Bros, Keppel Seghers, Cromwell Polythene and Bunting.

Viridor’s residual materials recycling facility (rMRF) at Bargeddie in North Lanarkshire has begun to receive waste as part of a 190,000-tonne contract with five Scottish councils.

The Javelin Park energy-from-waste (EfW) facility is now fully operational, accepting up to 190,000 tonnes of residual waste and producing over 116,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity each year.

Scottish waste management firm Binn Group has submitted revised plans to build a £70-million energy-from-waste (EfW) plant at Binn EcoPark near Glenfarg in Perth and Kinross.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Viridor, B&M Waste, PowerHouse Energy, Re-Gen Waste and Vanden Recycling.

The UK’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant using technology developed by Powerhouse Energy Group has secured funding for the next stage of its development at its site in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

The EU has updated its Sustainable Finance Taxonomy to address the climate impacts of waste incineration.

Viridor has announced a £4.5-million investment in a new leachate extraction system at its Dimmer Landfill site in Somerset.