A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including glass recycling in Scotland, SUEZ appointments, and pumpkin events.

New Scottish MRF Code of Practice obligations have come into force, with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency vowing to encourage compliance through communication.

The Scottish household waste recycling rate rose to 42.8 per cent in 2014, according to statistics issued today by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

European recycling of glass packaging rose to an all-time high in 2013, while PET packaging overcame market issues to increase its rate in 2014, according to two new sets of data.

A £25-million glass recycling facility in Lanarkshire will benefit Scottish drinks manufacturers, according to Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead, who opened it yesterday.

The sampling requirements for the Materials Facility Regulations have been in force for the best part of a year now, but what exactly have they achieved? Resource investigates

With the current turmoil in commodity prices, Resource asked industry commentators to answer the question: To what extent can recycled material replace virgin counterparts?

Landowners are being urged by the Environment Agency to be mindful of their responsibilities regarding illegal waste storage after 100,000 tyres and 3,000 cubic metres of plastic bales were removed from sites.

The Great British Beach Clean, the Marine Conservation Society’s annual clean-up and analysis of coastal litter, takes place 18-21 September and is seeking volunteers.

England's recycling rate hit 44.8 per cent in the calendar year 2014, up by just 0.6 per cent on the year before, provisional statistics from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs show.