The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has appointed Suez as its preferred bidder for both the waste and resource management services and household waste recycling centre management services contracts.
The UK's anaerobic digestion (AD) industry has welcomed a new government consultation published this week in which ministers have committed to funding local authorities to introduce weekly food waste collections for all households in England.
Nearly all councils plan to raise council tax this year and increasing charges to make up for cuts in central government funding, according to a survey by a local government think tank.
Investment minister Graham Stuart MP has said that the government's forthcoming Resources & Waste Strategy will "require separate food waste collections" to reduce emissions from landfill and produce renewable energy and natural fertiliser through anaerobic digestion (AD).
AEG Facilities, the venue management subsidiary of AEG, and SMG, a stadium and sports arena management company, have signed a definitive agreement to merge.