EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik highlights the need for a circular economy in the opening speech of Green Week 2014.

As the Queen announces that government will ‘reduce the use of plastic carrier bags’, industry calls for more bag charge details.

The Welsh Government is calling on stakeholders to submit their thoughts on the country’s new fly-tipping strategy.

Viridor has been awarded a two-year contract to process and sell dry recyclate materials for Kent County Council.

Department for Communities and Local Government Minister, Brandon Lewis MP, makes recycling blunder on national TV.

Europe’s largest annual environmental conference, Green Week, is to begin tomorrow, with delegates focusing on resource efficiency.

Neil Swannick, Chair of the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, has retired after 13 years of service.

The Environment Agency has published updated packaging export recovery note guidance, to crack down on waste contamination.

Four councils in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire propose setting up a jointly-owned company to deliver services such as waste collections.

Dorset Waste Partnership figures show that recycling increased by six per cent in 2013/14, thanks to Recycle for Dorset.