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FROM business
DEFRA faces two judicial reviews over PFI credit cancellations
23 May 2013 12:45 BSTCouncils in Yorkshire are asking the courts to rule on whether a government decision to cancel financial help to two municipal waste projects was lawful
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FROM politics
DECC/DEFRA ask if EU is the best place for environment and climate policy
20 May 2013 16:37 BST
The UK is trying to work out whether it should ask for environmental powers back from the EU, or even relinquish more to the bloc
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FROM business
England “actively considering” bag tax
17 May 2013 11:19 BST
DEFRA is deciding whether to bring in a carrier bag tax for England, but says it will not act until there is more evidence on how the tax is working in Wales and elsewhere
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FROM business
Covanta to sell UK assets
15 May 2013 15:32 BST
US energy behemoth Covanta has put its UK business up for sale, marking the end of a seven-year attempt to become a major British waste management player
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FROM business
Northern Ireland proposes statutory 60% recycling target
14 May 2013 16:58 BSTThe country is proposing to legislate on a 60% household recycling target using a 2010 Welsh bill as its model
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FROM business
Grocery sector commits to million-tonne waste saving deal
Updated: 10 May 2013 17:24 BST
Improving grocery packaging to prevent food waste and make recycling easier are the main objectives of the next phase of the Courtauld Commitment
Waste & Recycling Comment & Analysis
Infographic: How do Welsh councils tackle household waste?
Welsh councils sent 341 thousand tonnes of dry household waste to be recycled between April 2011 and March 2012
Waste infrastructure: Residual doubts over capacity
Two leading environmental consultancies seem unable to agree on whether the UK is building too much or too little residual waste capacity. Simon Inglethorpe finds out why
Richard Macrory’s legal commentary: Taking responsibility for leaky sewerage pipes
Determining whether leaked sewage is waste can be an involved matter as a ten-year legal battle has shown. And firms may need to assume it is a serious criminal offence.
Enthusiasm for landfill bans wanes
Landfill bans could unlock resources worth billions but they lack support from waste industry professionals and are not a policy priority
Comment from Angus Macpherson: PRN lesson from 2012
Last year saw great fluctuations in packaging recovery note prices, catching firms out as doubts were raised over whether targets could be met
Rise in permit compliance
Industrial and waste sites’ permit compliance in England and Wales is improving but persistent poor performers remain
Waste & Recycling Document Watch
Quick links to key documents and reports
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24 May 2013
Defra: Environmental permitting guidance - The directive on the incineration of waste -
23 May 2013
DECC: Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation application register [Updated] -
23 May 2013
Welsh Government: Local authority municipal waste management, October to December 2012 -
23 May 2013
HMRC: Tax & Duty Bulletins
