Joshua Doherty

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that an Essex-based scrap metal company has been fined £200,000 following an incident in 2021 which led to an employee's arm being “severed”.

The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has criticised local authorities for a lack of interest and investment into the collection and recycling of electronic cigarettes. The UKVIA, which represents vape sellers across the country, has published details of an “investigation” it undertook, which included sending freedom of information requests to 10 major provincial city and … Read More

With news on: ‘MetalMatters' campaign rolls out across West Devon; Suspended sentence for man who ran waste site in Loughbrickland; Sunderland reuse shop saves 100 tonnes of waste in first year; and, Reconomy names COO of Combineering.

Nearly four years after calling on the government to step up efforts to tackle rising levels of WEEE- waste electrical and electronic equipment- the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has highlighted a lack of progress on tackling the “e-waste tsunami”.

The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has called on both the home office and local authorities to take the issue of metal theft more seriously.

Suez has started work on rebuilding its materials recycling facility (MRF) in Aberdeen, which was hit by a large fire in 2022.

The Environment Agency has revealed that a Penzance-based man has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and costs for crimes he was convicted for in 2011.

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has outlined eight policy requests for the UK plastic industry in an election manifesto submission, which will be sent to the policy teams at all the main political parties.

The leader of Brighton & Hove Albion city council has warned that the authority “will not be held to ransom”, after it was discovered bin lorries have been “deliberately vandalised”.

Enfinium has launched a £60,000 fund to help support repair cafés located near their energy from waste (EfW) facilities across the UK.