A group investigating the opportunities and challenges of creating more consistency in kerbside collection is to present recommendations to Defra later this month.

Taxes on incineration would be more effective in diverting resources towards the top of the waste hierarchy than landfill bans, according to Zero Waste Europe (ZWE).

Industry bodies from the waste and resource management sector have called on the European Commission to consider pull mechanisms to stimulate demand for recycled materials in the upcoming Circular Economy Package.

Importing cheap, single-use tyres to the marketplace is having a ‘devastating’ impact on the environment, members of the UK’s retread tyre industry have warned the government.

Recycle for London is asking Londoners to do ‘Just One Thing’ differently to boost recycling rates in the capital.

Two men who dumped an 80-metre trail of rubbish on Tooting Common have each been jailed for four years.

Defra and DCLG have both agreed to spending cuts of 30 per cent over the next four years, George Osborne confirmed today.

A communal bin scheme is to be introduced in parts of Newcastle’s West End in an effort to reduce the dumping of illegal waste in the area’s back streets.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Clean Britain Awards, Christmas jumper upcycling and electrical appliance reuse.

The Green Investment Bank could help restore investor confidence in green projects, but only if it isn’t ‘paralysed by the privatisation process’, according to speakers at an event exploring the risks of the sale of the bank.