Over a three-week period, Reconomy has acquired Gosport waste management company Nationwide Services Group (NSG), Advanced Waste Solutions (AWS) and a boutique packaging compliance consultancy.
The new CIWM President for 2019/20, Trevor Nicoll, has launched a Green Careers toolkit to inspire the next generation of resources and waste sector professionals at his inauguration in Cambridge yesterday (12 November).
City to Sea has announced that the Refill movement, which encourages people to use a refillable water bottle, is launching a new pilot with retailers including Costa Coffee, Morrisons and LEON that will show consumers where they can refill their coffee cups and lunch boxes.
Bin store provider metroSTOR has called for improved access to recycling bin stores in communal properties, echoing the objectives of Resource London’s Flats Recycling Project to improve accessibility and increase communications with residents.
DS Smith has released the results of a packaging survey, revealing that six in ten European consumers would be happy to pay more for packaging with less plastic.
Are you disposing of your business’ waste compliantly? Andy Garside, Group Technical Waste Manager at environmental risk reduction company Adler and Allan, discusses the impact that non-compliant waste management can have on businesses.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has published its latest Retail Survey, revealing the progress made by supermarkets in improving food labelling and packaging.
The leading trade association for the UK plastics industry has published a survey revealing that a majority of its members want to remain in the EU and believe that a no-deal Brexit will have a significant impact on their businesses.
German recycling equipment company Erdwich Zerkleinerungs-Systeme GmbH has relaunched its website with a new modern design and enhanced user experience.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual workplace ill health and injury statistics, revealing 4.5 per cent of waste workers suffered from work-related ill health in 2018/19.
Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers expressed her desire to see the Environment Bill continue its passage through Parliament despite the forthcoming general election.
The Environmental Audit Committee has written to Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers stating that some aspects of the government’s Environment Bill are ‘not fit for purpose’.
