By Dan Cooke, Director of Policy, Communications and External Affairs at CIWM. When organisations think about climate action, the conversation often centres on energy efficiency, renewable power and reducing carbon emissions from transport. These are all important priorities, but they ...

Milton Keynes City Council has appointed SUEZ as the new operator of the Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park (MKWRP), which processes the city’s household rubbish and turns waste that can’t be recycled into sustainable energy. The new 10‑year contract, valued ...

Mitie has been awarded a three-year facilities management contract, valued at £27 million, with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, which will see Mitie delivering intelligence-led cleaning, portering and waste management services at Kingston Hospital. Mitie will introduce smart portering ...

IWFM has published a revised edition of its Good Practice Guide, Recycling, Waste and Resource Management, reflecting the continued changes in legislation, policy and professional practice. Since the previous edition, the context for recycling and waste management has evolved rapidly. ...

Veolia has won a two-year contract to provide recycling and waste management services on behalf of Isle of Wight Council. The contract which commenced on 1 April 2026 encompasses residual waste treatment, management of other material streams including dry recycling, ...

Veolia has launched a new global offering to “revolutionise” the future of the data centre industry. Data Center Resource 360 has been designed to address the critical environmental and operational challenges facing the rapidly expanding digital infrastructure sector, while supporting the ...

The value of the cleaning, hygiene and waste industry continues to grow, reaching almost £72 billion according to latest figures, with the number of staff employed and number of businesses also on the up. The rise from 67.7 billion in ...

CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) and URGE Collective, a creative industries collective dedicated to system change, have announced many of the UK’s leading waste management companies, including Biffa, SUEZ and DS Smith, will be supporting their Design Skills for ...

New waste and recycling range combines elegant design with practical performance. Specifically created for light-traffic areas and small spaces. Expanded Rubbermaid Commercial Products lineup features solutions for every area of the facility. Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has announced the expansion ...

Regulatory reform, digital oversight, and growing expectations around sustainability are actively reshaping how waste is collected, treated, tracked, and reported in 2026. Graham Flynn, Managing Director of independent healthcare waste management company, Anenta, outlines the key trends for the waste ...