Local authority
Waste projects get rates boost
Councils are to be handed fresh financial incentives to host new renewable energy projects including waste plants, ministers have confirmed.
Statutory council waste targets urged by experts
Local authorities should have a statutory duty to develop and implement low carbon plans, according to the Government’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
Recycling up in England but London still lags behind
London has remained at the bottom of the league table for household recycling, more than 16 percentage points behind the Eastern region at the top.
Firms urged to aid councils bin cash bid
Waste firms have been urged by ministers to help councils with their bids for cash from the £250m weekly bin collection fund.
IESE framework appoints all bidders
A much-vaunted project to provide cost effective waste services to more than 100 councils has attracted a lukewarm reaction from industry with less than half of the firms invited to tender submitting bids.
Amec lands role on huge London waste deals
Engineering firm Amec has been awarded a deal by the North London Waste Authority to help evaluate bids for its major waste infrastructure contracts.
Southampton waste boss suspended
The head of household waste collection in Southampton has been suspended.
Council reports jump in household recycling
Household recycling rates in the Sandwell area of the West Midlands have risen by 25% during the last 12 months.
Collection rule changes under fire from both sides
The Government’s proposed change to waste collection laws has come under fire from both sides.
Integrated waste facility for south London
Veolia has opened a £60m integrated waste management facility in south London.
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Wales hits 49% recycle rate again
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Skanska appointed for Bradford PFI scheme
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Planning consents rise for waste sector
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Charity to run council recycling centres
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Weekly rubbish collections shunned
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Planning reforms exclude waste despite pressure
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Kent closer to closing two recycling centres
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Business resource efficiency programme extended
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Defra targets waste PFIs for savings
