Waste news
Food bids allowed for weekly collection fund
Councils will be able to bid for a slice of the £250m weekly bin collections fund if they want to develop food waste collection services as well as residual waste services, Eric Pickles has revealed.
Huge cut in England's landfill sites predicted
There could be just one landfill site per county by 2020, according to a new study.
Two incinerator projects move forward
Two major waste projects edged forward last week in Leeds and Gloucestershire.
EA crime chief targets 300 site shutdowns
A senior Environment Agency figure has outlined his ambition to shut down almost 300 illegal waste sites in England and Wales following a £5m cash investment into the watchdog’s crime unit.
ESA calls for increased subsidies for incinerators
Waste incineration should be eligible for government renewable energy subsidies, a key trade body has insisted.
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Axing HWRCs a concern, agrees minister
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Landfill firm fined
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Doubts raised over benefits of waste framework
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Cheshire waste project set for chop
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Biffa 'seeking merger partner'
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Villagers lose court appeal against nuclear waste dumping
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Norfolk incinerator gets all clear
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Industry 'concerns' over bin fine plans
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Lib Dem calls for tougher landfill targets
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AD loans still available
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Weather and oil prices hit waste firm profits
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Illegal waste site operator sentenced
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Council faces EfW fight costs
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Study could derail incinerator projects, experts warn
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Nuclear protest at Northamptonshire landfill
Features
Flying high
Geeta Thomas considers how the ‘cloud computing’ approach to software can help simplify systems used in the waste management sector
