Month: June 2025

Bin strikes in Birmingham could last until December after 97% of refuse workers voted in favour of continuing industrial action. … Continue ReadingBirmingham bin strike could last until December after Unite vote

  On 7 June, a team of waste management experts will travel to The Gambia to support WasteAid in delivering … Continue ReadingMeet the team | CIWM’s technical support visit to The Gambia

  This year’s World Environment Day (5 June 2025) comes with growing urgency. Under the theme #BeatPlasticPollution, the UN-led campaign … Continue ReadingWorld Environment Day: What a global plastics deal means for UK waste strategy

  Chile and Israel are the ‘two largest waste producers’ in the world, according to the Global Waste Index 2025. … Continue ReadingChile and Israel are the ‘two largest waste producers’ in the world

  News updates written by CIWM’s commercial partners. Greyparrot | KSI Recycling boost recovery by 10% with a single Greyparrot … Continue ReadingNews in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates 4 June

  Warwick District Council has installed solar mats on 20 refuse and recycling vehicles, which it says could reduce carbon … Continue ReadingWarwick District Council installs solar mats on 20 refuse vehicles

Wokingham Borough Council appoints Biffa as the area’s new contractor for waste and recycling collection, and street cleansing, on an … Continue ReadingBiffa awarded £56 million collection contract in Wokingham

  72 school pupils in year 10 of their education have attended the ‘Uncover Engineering’ course at Oxford University with … Continue ReadingSupport from WEERT and CIWM sees students attend engineering course at Oxford University

  John Redmayne, CEO of ERP UK, explains what the sector needs to know after the sale of disposable vapes … Continue ReadingVape waste crackdown: What the sector needs to know