Cardiff residents that persistently place non-recyclable items in recycling containers face the prospect of a fine and prosecution if they do not heed warnings from Cardiff Council to recycle properly as part of the council’s bid to reduce contamination and increase the city’s recycling rate.

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.

Cornwall County Council has agreed a new eight-year waste and recycling collection contract with Biffa, which is expected to increase tonnages of recyclable materials collected at the kerbside by 59 per cent.

A new report from the Environmental Services Association (ESA), produced by Eunomia Research and Consulting, has concluded that local authorities in England that contract out their waste services achieve higher recycling rates than in-house services.

A new project has been established to help Welsh local authorities develop treatment and recycling solutions for absorbent hygiene product (AHP) waste.

Wolverhampton Council’s waste services are set to make a budget loss of £800,000 for 2019/20, following the implementation of a new garden waste collection service in 2019.

Paul Vanston, CEO of the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN), calls on the resources and waste industry to be bold in its actions to combat climate change and advance the circular economy in 2020.

Flintshire County Council could be set to introduce fines for residents that do not recycle their waste properly as part of a stronger approach to recycling enforcement.

In a bid to drive up recycling rates, Swansea Council's ‘Keep it Out’ campaign bans recyclables in black bin bags. Tansy Dando reports.