Landfill

Industry experts dismiss Mail on Sunday scare story claiming the recycling sector is in "crisis"

Environment Agency advises firms to apply for extension to waste storage permits to help ride out slump in demand for recyclable material

Environmental Protection Agency faces legal action as green groups threaten to sue over landfill gas legislation

Spending watchdog claims councils must find new ways of cutting the amount of waste going to landfill

Local planning permission bypassed amid heavy opposition from residents

Recycled scrap metal sales bring company almost $1bn annual revenue globally

Barclays ploughs cash into JBM International as landfill tax and rising commodity prices drives interest in family run metal recycler

James Ingall of liquid biomethane producer Gasrec explains how fuel made from landfill waste is side-stepping many of the problems dogging other biofuels

Concrete micro-crushers can be hired out with transferable pollution permit

Local authorities urged to form regional bodies capable of generating enough waste to fuel new waste-to-power plants