A new food waste action plan aims to smash through the barriers holding back food waste recycling and help the UK meet its targets.

Eunomia Chairman Dominic Hogg reflects on how the British public’s decision to leave the EU will affect the waste and recycling industry, and what we must do to ensure we forge a forward-looking future.

Local government leaders must have a leading role in the negotiation of the UK’s exit from the European Union, says the Local Government Association.

A new website aiming to showcase the best anti-litter campaigns from around the world has been launched today to provide councils and businesses with ‘a source of inspiration to fight litter’.

A bill has been introduced to the US Congress to stop the export of electronic waste to China in order to clamp down on operations that ‘undermine national security’ by selling counterfeit goods back to American supply chains.

Manchester City Council has approved a move to slimline its residual collections in order to save on increasing disposal costs to councils working under the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority.

Consultancy Oakdene Hollins is to move to Ireland and expand its Brussels office to mitigate risks of Brexit.

Improving the monitoring and data collection of food waste and loss is key to providing better insight into the scale and causes of the problem, according to the European Council.

Angus Evers, expert in waste law, reflects on the potential legal consequences for the waste and resource industry of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

Viridor is set to continue collecting dry kerbside recycling from Kent for another two years after the Kent Resource Partnership revealed that it had passed recycling targets a year early.