Monsal, the Mansfield, UK based advanced digestion technology firm that specializes in Waste to Energy (WtE), has secured £14 million of expansion capital from Waste Resources Fund L.P (WRF), managed by FourWinds Capital Management, an investment management firm specializing in natural resources and commodities.

IMS UK, part of the IMS Group, has announced that following the Annual General Meetings of both companies’ shareholders, that the merger of Jacquet Metals into IMS Group has been approved and completed.

The UK government has launched a consultation on how best to implement the revised EU Waste Framework Directive.

Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones and Environment Minister Jane Davidson raised important discussion points at the launch of Wales’ new waste strategy, Towards Zero Waste, recently.

US waste giant Republic Services recently announced that its Chairman and CEO James O’Connor, 61, plans to retire early next year.

The Futuresource event in June 2010 saw the UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Caroline Spelman, outline plans by the UK’s new government to review all waste policies in England.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has taken steps to combat the problem of plasterboard in the UK waste stream.

Waste Management announced in June that its president and chief operation officer Larry O’Donnell was leaving the company to pursue CEO opportunities.

Waste Management announced in June that its president and chief operation officer Larry O’Donnell was leaving the company to pursue CEO opportunities.

A recent policy paper issued by the EU does not support the idea of a separate biowaste directive, yet a call from MEP Jose Manuel Fernandes to put a biowaste directive in place has been overwhelmingly backed by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee.