Sir Philip Dilley has resigned from his position as Chairman of the Environment Agency, citing the ‘inappropriate’ expectations of the role and ‘unacceptable’ media scrutiny following the recent floods.

Industry bodies have given their views on altered business packaging targets for plastic and glass after a Defra consultation closed last month.

‘Bin it for Good’, a three-month anti-litter pilot scheme in the main shopping areas of Birmingham city centre, has reportedly reduced litter by half.

Luton Borough Council is considering implementing a compulsory recycling system that would see officers visit and potentially fine residents who fail to recycle their household waste.

The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association has called on government to take more action to support AD, after it emerged that parliament uses the treatment method to dispose of all of its food waste.

Restaurants in France are now legally obliged to sort their food waste, and are being encouraged to provide doggy bags for customers’ leftover food if requested.

The UK should follow the example of the United States and ban manufacturers from using plastic microbeads in cosmetics and soaps, says Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett.

More consideration is needed before a decision can be made on a deposit-return scheme (DRS) in Scotland, Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has said.

Andrew Bird, Chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), considers whether harmonisation in recycling collections is really the way forward.

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is to reintroduce rear-lane recycling collections to 19 areas from January, after protests about the implementation of a new waste collection system.