Government should create a £250m ‘challenge fund’ to bring about circular infrastructure, says Circular Economy Task Force.

Liz Truss has been appointed as the new Environment Minister, after Owen Paterson is sacked in the cabinet reshuffle.

Guernsey recycling rates have risen by 10 per cent since the introduction of kerbside recycling collections in March 2014.

Bury Council could become the first English council to move to three-weekly residual waste collections, if proposals are accepted next week.

Reducing the frequency of waste collections does not cause a greater health risk to householders, finds Zero Waste Scotland.

The Institute of Public Policy Research is calling on government to overhaul its approach to waste policy.

Resource Minister Dan Rogerson tells waste management inquiry that Defra is ‘not stepping back from waste policy’.

Planning permission for Veolia’s waste incinerator at New Barnfield, Hatfield has been refused by DCLG.

The Home Office and Department for Transport earmark half a million pounds to tackle the illegal trade of metal.

CIWM and Ricardo-AEA launch new joint research project to explore the effects of budget cuts on waste services.