The Prime Minister has pledged £61.4 million to tackle marine plastic pollution through a global alliance of Commonwealth states.

The government has launched a public consultation on new stronger guidance for councils regarding the ‘proportionate and effective’ use of penalties for littering.

A new report from Friends of the Earth Europe and Zero Waste Europe argues that food packaging is not helping to prevent food waste and could in fact be creating more.

With a new study appearing to show that plastic carrier bag litter on the seabed has fallen as a result of the 5p charge, Chiarina Darrah, Senior Consultant at Eunomia, asks what lessons we can legitimately draw from the data.

A new policy paper from LARAC, released today (11 April), calls on the government to introduce direct charging for household waste collections and PRN reform to increase recycling and tackle the funding crisis crippling UK local authorities.

Reliable mobile communications are crucial for monitoring and improving health and safety in waste management, says Brentwood Communications.

The ESA has launched a campaign to promote the use of outsourcing by councils as a way to make cost savings and drive innovation in waste service delivery.

Strike action involving 65 waste workers in Thurrock council has been called off after the management made concessions on the use of ‘big brother style’ cameras.

The cost of contaminated recycling has been brought into sharp relief by Suffolk County Council, which has reported losses of £550,000 a year due to people putting recycling in the wrong bins.

Waste workers employed by Thurrock council are set to strike from 12 April in a dispute caused by what has been dubbed the ‘rubbish management’ of the council’s waste collection service.