Casework
Waste planning applications, appeals, court cases and ombudsman reports
Recycling
Inspector rejects vehicle breaking at mixed use site
An inspector has allowed an appeal against an enforcement notice alleging waste use at a site in Wokingham agreeing that at the date of the notice it was...
Need agreed for water infrastructure works
A proposal by Northumbrian Water for a below ground pipeline from Lartington water treatment works to Shildon service reservoir has been approved by Durham...
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Veolia's potential Suez UK sale attracts interest from Suez 'successor'
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West Berks expands portfolio of mini recycling sites
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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
Energy from waste
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...
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.
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Waste-to-hydrogen pioneer awarded £247k funding
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Investment in innovative waste projects continues despite 'knee jerk' Welsh and Scottish policies
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Energy from waste plant dismissed in line with moratorium
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Viridor secures £58m residual waste deal with Highland Council
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Enva opens Scottish ash recycling plant
Composting
Change to AD feedstock types allowed on appeal
A reporter has allowed an appeal against East Lothian Council's refusal to permit variation of conditions on an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant approved...
Composting site set to continue with higher throughput
An application to continue a compost operation and to increase throughput at the site to 75,000 tonnes a year has been approved by the London Borough of...
Landfill
What a report by the UK's spending watchdog says about the growing gaps in waste crime enforcement
A report by the National Audit Office in response to a 2021 waste crime survey highlights a system that is struggling to deter illegal activity across...
Time extension granted for inert waste landfill
Lancashire County Council has approved applications to continue landfilling at Deerplay landfill site, Bacup, near Burnley until 31 December 2029 and to...