Councils in Kent have this week been involved in a social media campaign to raise awareness of the dangers faced by refuse collection crews on their rounds.

Waste management company Viridor has made a £15.4-million investment in an Ipswich recycling facility as part of its renewed contract with Suffolk County Council.

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has released its final report from its inquiry into the sustainability of the fashion industry, calling for sweeping changes to improve working conditions and reduce the amount of waste produced in the supply chain.

New research suggests local authorities could boost recycling and save more than £450,000 over five years by introducing collections of bulky waste for reuse.

Manchester-based compliance start-up Dsposal has been awarded a contract worth £80,000 to develop a smart waste tracking system to combat waste crime across the UK.

Consultations have been opened on four key measures in the Resources and Waste Strategy, seeking views on producer responsibility, consistent collections, deposit return schemes and the plastics tax.

Some of the UK’s biggest disposable coffee cup retailers, recyclers and producers, including Frugalpac, have teamed up for the Cup Movement, a new recycling and reduction scheme in Scotland.

The UK’s Waste from Households recycling rate has risen 0.5 per cent to 45.7 per cent in 2017, according to the latest official statistics from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Zero Waste Scotland and Construction Scotland Innovation Centre have teamed up to tackle the huge amounts of waste coming from the construction industry.

Resource Futures has announced the appointment of founder and former CEO Jane Stephenson as Chair of the resource efficiency organisation, while David Lerpiniere will join the Executive Team as Head of Waste, Resources and Development.