Firefighters have tackled a blaze involving around 200 tonnes of waste at a Biffa waste transfer station in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.

Councils are to be given greater powers to control the opening of vape shops, measures that could help tackle the growing problem of vape waste.

Former Environment Secretary George Eustice spent nine years working for Defra, including almost three at cabinet level. He puts forward several explanations as to why the Circular Economy Growth Plan ...

With the next solar eclipse not expected until 2090, hundreds of thousands of solar eclipse glasses are likely to become waste following today’s (12 August 2026) eclipse. The glasses are typically ...

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) has now come into effect for European Union (EU) member states.

A man has been given a 22-week custodial sentence after pleading guilty to illegally depositing controlled waste on land near ...

Firefighters remain on scene at a waste and recycling site in Bleak Hall, Milton Keynes, after an overnight fire involving up to 100 tonnes of domestic waste.

Almost 40 organisations have written to the government's circular economy minister urging action to reduce England's reliance ...

A fire involving around 500 tonnes of recycling waste has broken out at an industrial estate in Corby, with 10 fire engines ...

The Environment Agency has revoked the environmental permit of a Wolverhampton waste operator for hazardous waste treatment.

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Two landfill sites across the UK caught fire over the weekend, with emergency services mobilised in both Aberdeenshire and ...