Local authorities in Northern Ireland sent 103,000 tonnes of municipal waste to landfill between January and March 2014, a record low.

Guernsey recycling rates have risen by 10 per cent since the introduction of kerbside recycling collections in March 2014.

Wales’s Minister for Natural Resources and Food, Alun Davies, has been fired for ‘unacceptable’ behaviour.

Following initial enthusiastic responses to EC’s circular economy package, commentators express concerns with some aspects of the plan.

Proposed European Commission targets to drive a ‘transition to the circular economy’ include ambitious 70 per cent recycling goal.

EA announces ‘risk-based regime for regulation’ of the revised Waste Framework Directive’s separate collection requirements.

Green Week conference attendees form a ‘clear consensus’ that binding EU waste targets will drive the circular economy.

EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik highlights the need for a circular economy in the opening speech of Green Week 2014.

Europe’s largest annual environmental conference, Green Week, is to begin tomorrow, with delegates focusing on resource efficiency.

Member states will no longer need to submit notification of state aid for waste management projects under new EC regulations.