AI waste sorting robots raise additional $17m in funding

The new investment will support the waste robotics startup’s vision for more sustainable waste management practices

Extension given to the deadline for £1.4bn Biffa takeover

The waste management group will receive Energy Capital Partners’ decision on the 27th of September

CMA rules Veolia must sell Suez’s UK businesses over councils’ cost fears

Its investigation found the merger would likely result in higher cost or lower quality services for councils, with knock-on effects for taxpayers, as well as businesses across the UK

EDF and Veolia criticised for keeping ties to Russia

Energy companies have been accused of holding contracts that indirectly fund Russia

Waste management giant Biffa receives £1.3bn takeover offer

The possible buyout proposal came from affiliates of a US equity firm

New circular fund targeting plastic waste aims to raise $500m

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste said the fund will help remove plastic waste from the environment, increase recycling and drive the global transition towards a circular economy for the plastic value chain

Levenseat to invest £4m to upgrade materials recycling facility in Scotland

The new facility is designed to process up to 200,000 tonnes of waste per year

Glitch leaves solar-powered bins full of rubbish

Smart bins that send signals when they are full failed to do so due to a technical issue

Veolia launches its first renewable-fuelled fleet

The fleet will be entirely powered by renewable hydrotreated vegetable oil

Viridor opens £317m Avonmouth plastics recycling and energy recovery plant

The facility near Bristol has the capacity to process 1.6 billion items of plastic and divert around 320,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste from landfill every year