Seven waste and resource sector organisations have written to new Resource Minister Rory Stewart, highlighting ways to improve resource management in England.

Four Welsh councils have been spared fines imposed by the Welsh Government for failing to hit recycling targets, after successfully demonstrating that they intend to improve their performance.

Arash Derambarsh, whose campaign led to legislation ensuring French supermarkets donate unwanted food, tells us about the law and his plans to take on European food waste.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Croydon Council, ERP UK, DS Envrionmental, EMR, and enitial.

Sustainable consumption and production is the theme of World Environment Day 2015 (5 June), organised by the United Nations Environment Programme.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on how the EU can achieve better international ocean governance and sustainably promote ‘blue growth’.

Authorities visit businesses in Boston, Lincolnshire to clamp down on illegal vehicle and scrap metal dealers in the area.

A Rotherham-based metal recycling firm, CF Booth Ltd, has been fined £15,000 for safety failings after a young worker was seriously injured by unguarded machinery.

Fife Council has become the fifth local authority to sign up to Scotland’s Resource Sector Commitment.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has appointed Rory Stewart MP as minister responsible for ‘resource and environmental management’.