Waste management news
Peake joins Kier
Former May Gurney waste chief Nicola Peake has joined Kier’s environmental services division, MRW has learned.
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.
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.
Doubts raised over benefits of waste framework
A much-vaunted waste procurement framework designed to save councils £85m by pooling their collective buying power will not achieve its aims, consultants warned this week, as leading suppliers geared up to submit their final bids.
Cheshire waste project set for chop
Council leaders are calling for plans for a £850m waste disposal contract to be ditched after they failed to overturn a government decision to withdraw funding.
Biffa 'seeking merger partner'
Biffa may be seeking to further consolidate the waste management industry through a merger, according to reports.
Norfolk incinerator gets all clear
Caroline Spelman is to release withheld private finance credits worth £91m to fund a controversial incinerator in Norfolk – a move which could prompt a legal challenge.
Industry 'concerns' over bin fine plans
Proposed changes to the law by which householders can be fined by local authorities for misuse of rubbish could see councils forced to “jump through onerous hoops”, waste experts have warned.
Lib Dem calls for tougher landfill targets
Tougher targets are needed to reduce the amount of biodegradable waste sent to landfill, a former Liberal Democrat environment spokeswoman has told a House of Lords debate.
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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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Norfolk incinerator row deepens
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Shrewsbury EfW gets green light
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Norwich calls on Spelman to block burner
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Norfolk incinerator decision due
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Viridor secures waste partnership backing
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MPs: Change harmful waste planning rules
