Ray Georgeson wonders if calls for the return of a bottle deposit return system are fuelled more by nostalgia than by forward-thinking policy-making.

Resource Association Chief Executive Ray Georgeson says more needs to be done to revive quality standards with the Chinese ban on waste imports looming.

Anders Wijkman, Chairman of Climate-KIC, and Novamont CEO Catia Bastioli say standards and separate collections rather than simply ‘recyclable’ materials will create a circular plastics economy.

Vicki Hughes from Hadfield Wood Recyclers provides an update on the recycled wood market.

Our Insider questions the legality of private services stepping in where councils are restricting residual waste.

ReFood Commercial Director Philip Simpson suggests the recently announced £200-million waste budget boost for local authorities is masking rising landfill disposal costs, for which there are economic alternatives.

Niels Flierman, Operations Director at DS Smith Paper, explains how consistent collections stressing quality would benefit the whole supply chain.

Buzzwords come and go in the world of resources. Waste industry expert Ray Georgeson asks whether the backlash against the 'circular economy' already begun

Hubbub co-founder Trewin Restorick shares lessons on behaviour change campaigns learnt and implemented through the organisation's Square Mile Challenge to reduce coffee cup waste in central London.

Rural business asset planner Peregrine Finance says farmers should consider their business options in biomass post-Brexit.