Biffa has secured a 10-year extension on its waste management and street cleansing contract with Wirral Council, taking the contract to 2027.

The Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015 have been laid in Scottish Parliament, detailing how the new tax will be administered.

SITA UK is to hold public consultations on its proposed MRF, RDF facility and waste depot in Aberdeen.

Central government responds to the EFRA Committee's inquiry on waste management, and says it currently has ‘no plans to reintroduce statutory recycling targets for local authorities’

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including the European Recycling Platform, PCRRG, Biffa, and Luxus.

Cory Wheelabrator has withdrawn plans to build an incinerator in Kings Lynn following the termination of its waste contract.

A judge has ordered The City of Cardiff Council to disclose how Viridor’s new incinerator can be classed as waste ‘recovery’ rather than ‘disposal’.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has approved plans for a controversial incinerator to be built in Gloucestershire, overruling the local council’s concerns.

Five Gloucestershire councillors are calling for an extraordinary meeting on UBB’s Javelin Park incinerator after Pickles delays planning decision for third time.

Bryson Recycling is calling on householders in Northern Ireland to recycle more, as it will donate £1 for every tonne recycled to charity.