Anglesey has seen its recycling rate increase to a sizeable 66 per cent, up 10 per cent on 2015/16, thanks to the introduction of a three-weekly residual waste collection service and improved recycling options.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector including a new test for anaerobic digestion biomethane potential, food waste funding for Norfolk and an inquiry into the sustainability of the Ministry of Justice.

The Irish government is considering a levy on disposable coffee cups in order to combat the two million sent to landfill in the country every day.

Social enterprise recycling company Bryson Recycling has been awarded a contract to continue delivering kerbside recycling services to over 14,500 homes in the Northern Ireland authority of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council.

Signatories of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative have released a statement calling for a ban on the use of oxo-degradable plastic packaging.

A new campaign from Recycle for London aims to increase recycling by showing Londoners how to create more bin space inside their homes.

Councillors in Brighton and Hove unanimously passed a motion to ban the use of single-use plastics in all council buildings last week.

The world’s first fully-electric, rear-loading refuse collection vehicle – Geesinknorba’s Li-On Power Pro – is set to be unveiled at London’s Future Fleet Forum in January.

Hubbub’s new vessel, made of 99 per cent recycled single-use plastic, set sail today, marking the first ever ‘plastic fishing’ trips, sailing around the docks near Canary Wharf.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove says he hasn't given enough thought to the Chinese ban on waste imports that could rock the UK's recycling industry, despite it coming into action in two months' time.