We've been talking about the possibility of introducing bottle deposit return schemes in the UK for years now, but with Scotland forging ahead, it seems that England might well follow. Cecil Goodbody talks to deposit advocates and opponents.

Ecosurety's Operations Director Paul Timmins discusses why the company and Belmont Trading Ltd have decided its time to bring battery recycling to the UK.

Alan Wheeler, Director of the Textile Recycling Association, gives an update on the used clothing and textile recycling market.

Ray Georgeson wonders if calls for the return of a bottle deposit return system are fuelled more by nostalgia than by forward-thinking policy-making.

The Welsh county of Conwy looks set to roll-out four-weekly refuse collections across the area following a successful trial, while Newport City Council has rejected a move to three-weekly system.

By now we all know about the impact on plastic in the oceans, but do we comprehend where it’s actually coming from, as a study reveals that 90 per cent per cent of all plastic entering the marine environment comes from just ten major rivers?

The National Bed Federation has formalised its commitment to ending the use of landfill for mattresses with a new committee focusing on implementing measures for a circular economy.

Somerset Waste Partnership will bring an early end to its waste contract with environmental services provider Keir in 2020 in order to implement its ambitious ‘Recycle More’ strategy.

Many ‘leading food retailers’ have taken steps towards agreeing to report their food waste figures individually using a common methodology following talks, although reports that a final agreement has been reached are believed to be premature.

A worker at South Yorkshire wood waste company R Plevin & Sons died after he fell four metres from a walking floor trailer in 2014, Sheffield Crown Court has heard this week.