Oxfordshire Council considers officer recommendation to allow importation of waste to restore Woodeaton Quarry
Oxfordshire County Council has considered a report recommending approval of a proposal to import inert waste to restore a disused quarry.
Oxfordshire County Council has considered a report recommending approval of a proposal to import inert waste to restore a disused quarry.

Persistent complaints about unpleasant odours create both technical and financial challenges for a business.
Jonathan Whiteley, waste and sustainability leadership manager, ADAS
Measures are being put in place to secure the Welsh government's aim of achieving zero waste and reducing the country's environmental footprint, Brian Mayne and Adam Read explain
Technology company Enval has attracted further backing for the commercialisation of its technology for the recycling of plastic and aluminium laminate packaging. Alison Carter reports
Public opposition and funding difficulties make delivery of energy-from-waste facilities an obstacle course. However, one council has successfully worked its way through planning and procurement, Andrew Woolcock and Matthew Collings explain
The "duty to cooperate", how local authorities should manage radioactive waste, regional self sufficiency and capacity were amongst the subjects discussed at Waste Planning's and the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management recent joint masterclass...
A report recommending refusal of an application for the creation of a 1,000,000m3 facility for the disposal of low level and very low level radioactive waste over an operational life of 50 years has been placed before Cumbria County Council.
Cumbria County Council has considered a recommendation to allow the relocation of a waste recycling facility and the extension of the site to enable the disposal of waste in the southern part of Goldmire Quarry.
Lincolnshire County Council has approved an application for a household waste recycling centre (HWRC) subject to a legal agreement requiring road signage and funding for highway maintenance.
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Eric Pickles has overruled the recommendation of a planning inspector and has refused permission for a 120,000 tonne capacity energy-from-waste facility near Bedford.
The UK is making great progress in achieving higher levels of recycling but we still continue to landfill around 24Mt of commercial, industrial and household waste in England each year. We have comparable levels of recycling to the better performing ...
It was a week of proclamations. In a rush of legislation and guidance, both the budget and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) have launched themselves into the planning arena.
