As Wales sets its sights on a 70 per cent recycling target, WRAP Cymru has conducted a detailed waste analysis project using data from all 22 Welsh councils to help authorities focus on the material that needs to be diverted from the waste stream.

This weekend’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is being used to show the city’s residents how much waste is being created and how much recycling potential is lying in their bins.

Councillors in Westminster have said that a £160k fine for two Starbucks stores who left bin bags on the street in Central London proves that every business has a responsibility to keep streets clean.

A guide designed to help local authorities, waste management companies and charities understand the opportunities presented by reuse services at household waste recycling centres has been published by WRAP.

Communities across Scotland are being urged to apply to become the nation’s third Zero Waste Town and test initiatives to reduce waste and improve resource efficiency.

The 2016 Olympics are upon us, but it remains unclear whether the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will receive a gold medal for environmental achievement.

A report due later this year will ‘explore how the UK can move from creating waste to valuing resources’.

Italy has followed France’s lead in establishing a food waste law that the Italian government hopes will double the amount of unused food redistributed by retailers by the end of the year.

A campaign to raise awareness of the responsibilities of businesses to take care of their waste and prevent illegal activities has launched an ambassador programme to help spread the word.

MP Therese Coffey has officially been given government responsibility for ‘waste’, reworded from predecessor Rory Stewart’s ‘resource management’ brief.