Waste and resources management should be a central theme in the next government’s industrial and environment policies, according to the Trade Association Group, an umbrella organisation comprising the UK’s top waste and resource management companies and organisations.

Environmental protections after Brexit and air quality were the big topics covered at a Green Hustings of the four main parties hosted by the Greener UK coalition ahead of next week’s election.

Common misconceptions in the classification of waste are the target of a new guide created by a team of experts from the waste industry.

A gang of four men have been handed a combined sentence of 32 years for human trafficking and exploitation offences after forcing Polish workers to work long hours for low pay in poor conditions in recycling plants in the North East.

Researchers at Lancaster University have developed a new technique for converting coffee grounds into biofuels, drastically reducing the time and energy needed in the process.

The Environmental Industries Commission has officially launched a new smart cities platform to facilitate collaboration on using smart technologies to increase drives towards sustainability.

Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have gone to vote over strike action over proposed job cuts amid accusations of council financial mismanagement.

The Resource Association has named a new Chair and Vice-Chair following its AGM last week.

It’s EU Green Week 2017. This year the event is focusing on green jobs and the adaptation in skills training and education needed to aid the sector’s continued growth.

Former European Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Baroness Parminter have been confirmed as the keynote speakers at June’s Resourcing the Future conference.