London Assembly Member Richard Tracey, London Mayor Boris Johnson’s appointee to chair the London Waste and Recycling Board, has been confirmed.

The European Union has published the new WEEE Directive in issue L197 of the Official Journal. EU Members States now have until January 2014 to transpose it into national legislation.

The Judicial Review is still likely to take place according to a representative of the claimants, saying that Defra’s amended waste regulations are ‘not adequate’.

Defra has submitted new legislation today outlining the newest changes to the Waste Regulations, Resource has learned.

The Environmental Services Association (ESA), a trade body for the waste management industry, has published new guidelines to boost the capture of landfill gas and maximise renewable energy production at landfill sites.

Sam Sandilands and Ella Curnow of Burges Salmon solicitors keep us abreast of the latest developments in waste legislation

You can’t just bung a bucket on the street and ask passers-by to deposit their waste in it – there’s a lot to think about with street-scene waste services. From eye-catching design to practicality and, increasingly, multi-functionality, bin design is anything but basic

With the recast of the European WEEE Directive finalised and the Red Tape Challenge completed in the UK, Recolight’s Nigel Harvey provides an update on possible changes to the waste electrical and electronic equipment regulations.

The WEEE Directive has been enshrined in UK law for nearly a decade now, so we take a look at the (sometimes bumpy) road the legislation’s travelled and find out what turns lie ahead for future handling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

When weight-based recycling targets were first introduced, Defra money made free green waste collection services look like an easy win. But can local authorities continue to justify the expense (and the added waste generation) in these straightened times?