Defra has announced that £295 million will be provided to local authorities to implement new food waste collection services, with the funds to be spent on new food waste containers for homes and specialist collection vehicles.
North West Leicestershire District Council and Bracknell Forest Council are the last two local authorities to join the flexible plastic collection project.
enfinium, in partnership with green technology company Hitachi Zosen Inova, will install the UK’s first energy from waste carbon capture pilot in West Yorkshire, to be operational from July 2024.