WRAP has launched the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sustainability Action Plan in a bid to improve the efficiency of electrical products.

Reducing the frequency of waste collections does not cause a greater health risk to householders, finds Zero Waste Scotland.

CIWM and Ricardo-AEA launch new joint research project to explore the effects of budget cuts on waste services.

Ellen MacArthur stimulates discussion on the circular economy during Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship Summer School.

A third of two million tonnes of wasted food is thrown out because it has passed its date label.

A third of two million tonnes of wasted food is thrown out because it has passed its date label.

The Science Museum is to show 30 days’ worth of its own waste in a special exhibition led by artist Joshua Sofaer.

Coca-Cola Enterprises is re-launching its ‘Happiness Recycling’ scheme at festivals to ‘bring recycling to life’.

Swansea City & County Council has seen waste arisings fall by 700 tonnes after introducing a residual waste limit.

A round-up of this week's news stories from the waste and resources industry.