A construction company has been ordered to pay £100,000 in fines and prosecution costs after it was found guilty of dumping waste on the habitat of a protected species of wildlife.

The median gate fee paid by local authorities to send materials collected through the kerbside recycling system to materials recovery facilities has increased by 47 per cent since last year, according the Waste and Resources Action Programme.

A new report from the OECD has urged governments to get serious about the issues of free-riding by online retailers of electronics who don’t adhere to waste compliance obligations.

UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD) has produced a report examining the UK’s mixed progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Resource takes a look at some of the initiatives UK festivals are pushing this year in a bid to tackle the huge amounts of waste created by summer events annually.

A new media campaign from Hampshire County Council seeks to educate the public about the unlimited fines fly-tipping can incur.

Recycling charity RECOUP has linked up with Norfolk Waste Partnership to prove recycling is in fashion through a programme showing how clothing can be made from recycled plastic bottles.

In the wake of China’s import bans it has been reported that Thailand is becoming a ‘dumping ground’ for electronic waste – and the country is beginning to fight back against the influx.

Reconomy, a provider of outsourced waste management solutions, has added resource management consultancy Helistrat to its investment portfolio.

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