Falkirk Council’s ‎Ross Fenwick and Robin Baird say that now is the time to challenge recycling behaviour and take a step towards the sustainable world we keep talking about.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson says residents that alert the council of fly-tippers and those not recycling properly should be rewarded, even suggesting that whistleblowers should receive refunds on their council tax.

Shares in construction firm Interserve have fallen by a third after the board announced that the costs of quitting the energy-from-waste business are more than double those originally expected.

The European Commission is taking Romania to the European Court of Justice for failing to close and rehabilitate 68 illegal landfills, as the UK is warned over continued air quality breaches in 16 areas.

Former WRAP CEO Liz Goodwin has been chosen to lead delivery of Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s recycling and circular goals as Chair of the London Waste and Recycling Board.

SUEZ, one of the country’s largest waste management companies, has backed a deposit-return scheme, after reports emerged this week that officials at the Defra had said it was ‘unlikely’ that such a system would be considered as part of a forthcoming national litter strategy.

Officials from Defra have played down the possibility of introducing a deposit-return scheme for plastic bottles as part of its new litter strategy for England, according to reports.

A controversial £135-million West Yorkshire incinerator is set to receive the green light after being approved by Bradford’s council.

There is a great risk of a ‘vacuum’ once the European Commission and European Court of Justice no longer have a role in the oversight and enforcement of environmental legislation, a House of Lords report has said.

Green Party Co-Leader Caroline Lucas has warned of a ‘cocktail of risks’ to the UK’s environment arising from Brexit, in which key environmental rules could become ‘unenforceable’.