In the wake of China’s tighter import standards for recycling, the problem of contamination has been thrown into the spotlight. Gareth Morton discusses what the US is doing to tackle the issue – and what the UK can learn.

The Insider asks what the UK's producer responsibility system has actually delivered since its inception 20 years ago.

At least 17 people have been killed in Mozambique this week after heavy rains caused a 15-metre high pile of rubbish to partially collapse at a rubbish dump in Mozambique.

Nine people have been killed by a fire at a waste processing plant in China, with authorities believing the blaze was started by fireworks residue.

The ESA has sought to highlight the ‘wide variation’ in health and safety performance within the waste industry in a report released today (16 February).

If we are to create a circular economy, everyone needs to be on board. Resource looks at how Zero Waste Europe is spreading best practice across the continent, and how lessons for a greener future already exist, they just need to be accessed.

‘Urgent change’ is needed to stop recyclable and biodegradable material from being incinerated in London, as energy-from-waste hinders the capital’s move to a more circular economy, according to the London Assembly’s Environment Committee.

Scottish Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has revealed that the Scottish Government is seeking to introduce a ban on plastic straws by the end of 2019.

Defra has launched an online litter dashboard to bring together a variety of facts and figures in an attempt to reveal the current state of the nation regarding litter and littering.

A nationwide investigation by the Environment Agency, the Metropolitan Police and the Government Agency Intelligence Agency has led to the arrests of two men for illegal waste dumping, fraud and money-laundering.