DCLG has released a report stating that local authorities could cumulatively save £70 million every year through more efficient bin procurement.

Stakeholders are being asked to respond to a consultation on changes to the producer responsibility schemes for batteries and packaging, and submit evidence relating to a review of recycling targets.

Chris Dow, Chief Executive of plastics reprocessing company Closed Loop Recycling, has said that the company will “inevitably go into administration” without government or industry support.

From June, all of Wiltshire Council’s 11 household waste recycling centres will operate five days a week on reduced hours, in a bid to save money.

Defra has welcomed the EFRA Committee’s report into food security, but reiterates that WRAP and industry are ‘best placed to act’.

Reforms in government machinery are ‘urgently needed’ if the UK is to meet its environmental commitments and protect the economy, says WWF-UK.

The UK Green Investment Bank is to invest £200 million in renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects in developing countries.

Over the past 10 years, more than 800 tonnes of litter have been removed from Scottish waterways as part of the Fishing for Litter project.

Waste operators will need to pay £84.40 for every tonne of waste disposed of at landfill from 1 April 2016, the Finance (No.2) Bill has revealed.

The Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk has terminated its waste contract with Material Works following ongoing delays.