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Waste planning news and policy covering recycling, energy from waste, composting, landfill and prosecutions.

More than 40 councils set to benefit from gum litter grants
More than 40 councils across the UK have been awarded grants of up to £70,000 to remove chewing gum stains as part of the government's new Chewing Gum Task Force.
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Veolia's potential Suez UK sale attracts interest from Suez 'successor'
Veolia has agreed to sell Suez's UK waste business to Australian finance firm Macquarie for €2.4bn (£2.02bn), the completion of which will allow the company...
Public inquiry date set for rejected AD plant
A public inquiry into rejected plans for a large-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Keynsham is due to be held this October following an appeal by...
West Berks expands portfolio of mini recycling sites
West Berkshire Council has opened two mini recycling centres in partnership with its waste contractor Veolia.
Allington EfW plant opens its doors for public tours
The Allington energy-from-waste facility in Kent is offering plant tours for the public including schools and further education establishments.

Waste-to-hydrogen pioneer awarded £247k funding
Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS) has secured almost £247,000 in government funding to refine carbon capture technology with the aim of lowering the environmental...
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District council awards 'joint venture' waste deal
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West Sussex HWRCs now recycling rigid plastics
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Recycling firm fined £72k for false financial reporting
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Brent consults on kerbside recycling changes
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Veolia launches cloud-based waste solution
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NI minister opens £1m HWRC in Carrickfergus
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Viridor secures £58m residual waste deal with Highland Council
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J&B wins permission for recycling site extension
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Battery fires 'increasing problem' in waste sector, study finds
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Biffa named logistics partner for Scottish DRS
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Inspector rejects vehicle breaking at mixed use site
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Need agreed for water infrastructure works
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Time extension granted for inert waste landfill
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Stabilisation work approved at former quarry and landfill site
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Change to AD feedstock types allowed on appeal
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Plans for plastic park at Protos, Ellesmere Port unanimously approved
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Amendments to RDF facility approved after threat of legal challenge
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Waste transfer use approved on North-West industial estate
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Change to waste types and quantities at WTS approved
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Redevelopment of wastewater treatment site approved