Northern Ireland’s first quarterly waste figures reveal marginal increases in the proportion amount of waste being sent to landfill, as well as the dry recycling and composting rate.

The new Environmental Audit Committee has launched its first two inquiries, which will focus on sustainable development and the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport.

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and County Council have called for tighter regulation and planning controls for recycling plants, after seeing 40 site fires in the last five years.

Having bigger bins for residual waste can lower recycling rates, according to a new report published by the Waste & Recycling Action Programme.

Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole councils have published a new draft Waste Plan that outlines the local sustainable waste management strategy for the next 15 years.

The European Commission is referring Spain to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) over its failure to close, seal and ecologically restore 61 illegal landfills that violate European legislation.

The island of Guernsey has recycled more than half of its household waste for the first time, after a kerbside recycling collection service was introduced last year.

The UK Green Investment Bank and investment company Equitix have announced a £14.6 million investment in a new Sheffield-based biomass plant.

Northern Ireland is to allocate approximately £500,000 of funding from carrier bag levy receipts to support conservation work for six listed buildings.

The Department for Communities and Local Government has upheld its rejection of Veolia’s New Barnfield incinerator following High Courts’ reassessment ruling.