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A recycling centre has been barred from accepting general waste due to 'a serious risk of pollution'. Staffordshire Waste Recycling Centre Limited, in Longport, has had its environmental permit for ...

Millions of tonnes of asbestos are being removed from buildings around the world – can this dangerous mineral be disposed of permanently? Or even be put to good use? At a small industrial unit in ...

The modern cleaner version of the York Destructor, the Allerton Waste Recovery Park, can process up to about 320,000 tonnes of household waste annually, generating enough electricity for thousands of ...

More people are recycling across the borough but there are still some teething problems about what can be put into black boxes. More people are recycling across the borough but there are still some ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The world’s waste industry will not be swallowed by the economic black hole, but it will experience a few bumps ...

New figures have revealed the number of waste crimes being reported in Norfolk, with nearly 1,300 offences reported to the Environment Agency ...