Go ahead for UK’s only coking coal mine

26 March 2019, by MWP Staff

West Cumbria Mining (WCM) has secured planning permission for what will be the UK's only metallurgical coal, which is commonly known as coking coal, mine.

• Welsh opencast coal mine to resume extraction

• Banks submits plans for surface coal mine

• Tarmac plans asphalt recycling facility

• Drax's 299MW former mine-based power station approved

UK’s recycling infrastructure ‘overloaded’ - report

26 March 2019, by Conor Mcglone

The UK will fall short of its target to recycle 65% of its household waste by “more than a decade” and its recycling infrastructure is close to overload,...

• Suez reality checks DEFRA's waste proposals

• Covanta and GIG reach financial close on Rookery EfW plant

• Suez prepares to takeover Manchester waste deal

• Council set to close recycling banks, citing budget pressures