The government must introduce an incineration levy to help tackle the UK’s waste crisis, says an engineer and former government adviser. Recycling expert Richard Waite says a landfill-tax-style tariff ...

Stanislaus County’s Covanta plant, the last remaining garbage incinerator in California, will cease operations in December, marking the end of an era for waste management in the state. Jody Hayes, the ...

A new incinerator will start to burn household waste from Essex on Monday. The facility at Rivenhall, near Witham, will eventually burn nearly 600,000 tonnes of rubbish every year. Campaigners say ...

A council leader is urging other local authorities to exit a contract for a controversial waste incinerator because he says there is "no appetite" for the scheme.

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An operator has been confirmed for a controversial household waste incinerator to be built on land at Teesworks, near Grangetown. Viridor was the only bidder remaining from a lengthy procurement ...