Scottish Parliament approves the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014, which will begin in October.

SITA UK Chief Executive David Palmer-Jones tells the BBC that he thinks England’s recycling rate will drop to 40 per cent.

Member states will no longer need to submit notification of state aid for waste management projects under new EC regulations.

Aberdeen's Housing and Environment Committee approves plans to reduce the size of waste bins and move to a co-mingled recycling system.

A round-up of this week's waste and recycling news, including Novelis, Every Can Counts, and IFAT.

England’s quarterly recycling rate shows little sign of improvement, while green waste recycling falls by 11 per cent.

Zero Waste Scotland is currently recruiting for a chairperson and board members as it prepares to move to corporation status.

The Department for Communities and Local Government says it will not provide financial help to Norfolk to help cover its waste contract costs.

The Welsh Government has released new quarterly municipal waste figures, which show that Wales recycled 54 per cent of its waste in 2013.

Scotland’s Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee approves carrier bag charge regulations.