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New research shows vast extent of fly-tipping
New research shows vast extent of fly-tipping

New research from The Furniture Recycling Group (TFR Group) has revealed that 646,039 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in just five cities since 2013.


TFR Group’s findings show that Liverpool is the worst-offending city per person, with 74,909 incidents recorded since 2013, while Leicester and Sheffield placed second and third respectively, with data showing that one in 13 people (nine per cent) in each city have fly-tipped waste over the last five years.

Go Plant Fleet Service secures £25m Harrow deal
Go Plant Fleet Services secures £25m Harrow deal

Go Plant Fleet Services has landed a major contract in Harrow to provide refuse collection vehicles for the council.

ADBA urges government Food Waste Champion not to neglect recycling
ADBA urges government Food Waste Champion not to neglect recycling

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has written to the government’s new Food Surplus and Waste Champion to urge him not to overlook the recycling of inedible food waste.

Staniforth promoted to Head of Policy at Ecosurety
Staniforth promoted to Head of Policy at Ecosurety
By
Rob Cole
| 9 January 2019 |
Compliance scheme Ecosurety’s Policy Manager, Robbie Staniforth, has been promoted to the newly created role of Head of Policy, providing in-depth policy and market insight.
Householders could face £400 fine for fly-tipping
Householders could face £400 fine for fly-tipping
By
Kate Dickinson
| 8 January 2019 |
A new fixed penalty notice has come into force for householders who don’t use a licensed waste carrier and whose waste ends up being fly-tipped. 
Discussions continue over Birmingham bin strike
Discussions continue over Birmingham bin strike
By
Rob Cole
| 8 January 2019 |
Discussions between Birmingham City Council and Unite are “ongoing” as both parties seek to find a resolution to the industrial action taken by refuse workers over the Christmas period.
Barrels of Plaxx, the product created by Recycling Technologies from waste plastics
New ‘all-plastic’ recycling facility in the pipeline for Swindon
By
Kate Dickinson
| 7 January 2019 |
Plastics reprocessing company Recycling Technologies has announced a new partnership with Swindon Borough Council to develop a ‘first in England’ advanced plastics recycling facility.
Rethinking recycling in East Devon
Rethinking recycling in East Devon
By Resource |
3 January 2019 |
East Devon District Council is gradually gaining recognition for its environmental credentials following its switch to a hybrid waste collection service. Resource learns more about the council’s approach.
It’s time to vote for your Legends of Waste in this year’s Hot 100!
It’s time to vote for your Legends of Waste in this year’s Hot 100!
By
Rob Cole
| 20 December 2018 |
Who across the waste and resources world has done enough to etch their name into the pantheon of greats as this year’s Legend of Waste? You can tell us now by voting in this year’s Hot 100.
Gove commits to ‘significant’ funding to local authorities
Gove commits to ‘significant’ funding to local authorities
By
Rob Cole
| 20 December 2018 |
Local authorities will be given “hundreds of millions of pounds” in order to help them boost their recycling rates and waste management performance following the publication of the Resources and Waste Strategy, Environment Secretary Michael Gove told MPs yesterday.
What should you do with plastic bottle caps?
What should you do with plastic bottle caps?
By
Kate Nicholson
| 19 December 2018 |
Bottle caps, lids and tops: the small and unassuming components of the plastic bottle which, after years of contradictory advice over their recyclability, has left many UK consumers confused. So just how can we dispose of our bottle caps responsibly?
Industry welcomes ‘bold and radical’ Resources and Waste Strategy
Industry welcomes ‘bold and radical’ Resources and Waste Strategy
By
Rob Cole
| 18 December 2018 |
Key stakeholders have largely welcomed the publication of the Resources and Waste Strategy by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), calling it a “blueprint for the future” and “bold and radical”, though some reservations remain.
Resources and Waste Strategy outlines government’s circular ambitions
Resources and Waste Strategy outlines government’s circular ambitions
By
Rob Cole
| 18 December 2018 |
Plans to introduce separate food waste collections to every household in England by 2023 and ensure producers pay for the costs of managing their waste packaging have been included in the long-awaited Resources and Waste Strategy.
Birmingham refuse workers vote to strike
Birmingham refuse workers vote to strike
By
Rob Cole
| 14 December 2018 |
More than 300 refuse collectors, members of the Unite union working for Birmingham City Council, are set to strike between Christmas and New Year over payments made by the council to workers in a different union that did not take part in strike action during last summer’s bin dispute.
Government minister calls for separate food waste collections
Government minister calls for separate food waste collections
By
Rob Cole
| 13 December 2018 |
Graham Stuart MP has stated that the upcoming Resources and Waste Strategy will “require separate food waste collections” in order to reduce carbon emissions and act as a feedstock for anaerobic digestion.
England’s recycling rate falls once again
England’s recycling rate falls once again
By
Rob Cole
| 12 December 2018 |
England’s ‘waste from households’ recycling rate has once again fallen following an increase last year, dropping 0.3 per cent to 44.8 per cent over 2017/18.
Veolia bin workers strike over unpaid shifts in Cheshire
Veolia bin workers strike over unpaid shifts in Cheshire
By
Kate Nicholson
| 11 December 2018 |
Refuse workers who are members of the trade union Unite and employed by waste management provider Veolia UK have a series of strikes planned over the next month in a feud over unpaid extra shifts.
Northern Ireland recycling rate up 3.7 per cent
Northern Ireland recycling rate up 3.7 per cent
By
Rob Cole
| 30 November 2018 |
Northern Ireland’s household waste recycling rate has jumped 3.7 per cent to 48.1 per cent, leaving England’s recycling rate languishing behind those of the devolved nations.
Wales invests £5.4m in new reuse and recycling projects
Wales invests £5.4m in new reuse and recycling projects
By
Kate Dickinson
| 22 November 2018 |
The Welsh Government is investing £5.4 million across eight new projects to improve levels of reuse and recycling in 2018/19, Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn has announced.
Merseyside community project refashions recycling through arts and crafts
Merseyside community project refashions recycling through arts and crafts
By
Kate Nicholson
| 21 November 2018 |
A Merseyside community project is rethinking the approach to recycling by engaging residents in a communal art project.
Trial scheme to reuse medical equipment a success
Trial scheme to reuse medical equipment a success
By
Kate Nicholson
| 21 November 2018 |
A trial scheme by FCC Environment in Wigan to collect and reuse medical apparatus such as crutches and wheelchairs has been met with great support from residents.
Recycling Technologies to expand plastic recycling capacity with new facility
Recycling Technologies to expand plastic recycling capacity with new facility
By
Kate Dickinson
| 19 November 2018 |
Plastic waste reprocessor Recycling Technologies has formally opened its new facility in Swindon, which it says will triple Europe’s waste plastic recycling capacity.
Government review calls for new fines for mislabelling of waste
Government review calls for new fines for mislabelling of waste
By
Rob Cole
| 16 November 2018 |
The Environment Agency should be given the power to impose new fines on waste operators that deliberately mislabel their waste to avoid tax rules, according to an independent review ordered by Environment Secretary Michael Gove.