Today (5 June) is World Environment Day, which this year has the theme ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’, tapping into the growing global consensus against single-use plastics.

The latest collation of waste and resource statistics has been published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), bringing all the UK’s published data on the sector into one place.

Barnet Council is considering scrapping its weekly food waste collections in favour of sending it to incineration along with residual waste, despite the local Conservative Party’s election manifesto containing a promise to maintain the service.

The Scottish Parliament has announced that it will be banning single-use coffee cups in its main buildings in order to cut down on single-use plastic waste.

Iain Gulland, CEO of Zero Waste Scotland, is the new president of the Association of Cities and Regions for Sustainable Resource Management (ACR+), an international network of cities and regions aiming to promote sustainable development.

The programme for CIWM’s two-day policy event (13-14 June) is filling up with high-profile speakers, with Professor Richard Thompson confirmed as keynote speaker for day two.

Scotland has boosted its recycling rate above 60 per cent for the first time, according to new figures from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) released on 29 May.

UK councils could meet EU recycling targets by reducing residual waste collections and increasing separate food waste services – but at a significant extra cost without government intervention, according to a new report from the Environmental Services Association.

The 6th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum celebrated sustainability achievements and focused on encouraging sustainable practices

Having given £100,000 to fund store’s plastic-free range, Zero Waste Scotland is looking for more businesses with innovative ideas to combat packaging waste.