Lord de Mauley releases details of work undertaken by Defra following its first Waste Investment Symposium.

The EU could recycle 62 per cent of its plastic by adopting resource efficient policies, says Plastics Recyclers Europe.

For the first time since reliable data on household waste recycling centre performance has been available, overall recycling rates in England are falling. Eric Bridgwater wonders if the HWRC honeymoon is over

With more than 100 anaerobic digestion plants up and running in the UK, the technology is becoming increasingly important to the country’s energy (and waste treatment) mix. Libby Peake learns how Biffa uses black bag waste to feed its Wanlip site

As the EU announces it is to withhold millions of carbon credits from the market, Annie Reece explores the quandary of carbon trading

Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority announces the winners of its leftover food competition ‘Make 28 Taste Great’.

Newport City Council becomes first Welsh authority to sign up to metal recycling communication campaign, MetalMatters.

The Confederation of European Paper Industries has barricaded the EC in protest of its plans to ‘end paper recycling’.

Alupro is encouraging local authorities to sign up to its ‘You Can Leave Your Cap On’ aluminium recycling campaign.

The European Parliament has voted to cap the use of crop-based biofuels to six per cent of transport fuel.