The European Parliament Environment Committee has voted through a draft report on the circular economy, which calls on the European Commission to increase recycling targets to ‘at least’ 70 per cent.

Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead is meeting with his UK counterpart, Liz Truss, to discuss the potential of bringing in a deposit-return scheme for drinks packaging.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the measures it should implement in its revised Circular Economy Package to bring about sustainability.

A fire broke out at an Inverness waste transfer station, run by SUEZ environnement, last night, after a ‘pressurised canister’ caught alight.

Nearly 80 per cent of the Scottish public support the introduction of a deposit return scheme, the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland (APRS) has revealed.

Welsh local authorities recycled, reused and composted 56 per cent of municipal waste in the 12 months to December 2014, new figures have revealed.

Zero Waste Scotland is considering the feasibility of introducing a devolved packaging recovery note system to improve recycling and tackle litter.

South Lanarkshire Council has begun delivering new food waste and recycling bins to residents ahead of a recycling service overhaul, which will see paper collected separately for the first time.

Zero Waste Scotland is calling for evidence on how a deposit-return scheme for drinks packaging could work in Scotland, following on from the release of a report into the subject.

The Welsh Government has introduced a new Environment (Wales) Bill, which includes a ban on incinerating recyclable materials.