Urban solid waste management is one of the most immediate and serious environmental problems confronting municipalities in developing Asian countries. Ashoka, a global association of social entrepreneurs, explains how a community composting model in Bangladesh

A new report published by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) critisises the government for reneging on a promise to publish a green economy roadmap and warns of the perils of relaxing environmental regulations that safeguard the environment and protect the public’s heal

Local authorities (LAs) have a duty to develop and implement low-carbon plans, says a report by the government’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

It’s the oldest part of the UK’s recycling sector: long before kerbside collections, steel and aluminium were being reused as scrap. It’s also one of the largest: the metal industry is worth over £5.6 billion to the British economy each year, with 5.5 million tonnes of iron

Data published on the Environment Agency’s National Packaging Waste Database shows that between January and March 2012, only 1.72 million tonnes of waste was recovered or recycled compared with 1.80 million tonnes during the same period the year before.

Welsh Government publishes ‘Dry Recycling End Destinations’ report, listing where local authorities send material for recycling.

Sam Sandilands, expert in waste law at Burges Salmon, brings us an update on changes (real or proposed) to ‘bin fines’ at the national level, WEEE legislation at the European level, and construction and demolition waste reduction plans at the devolved level

Is there a way out of the disposable versus reusable nappy dilemma? Leonie Butler looks into the end-of-life options for disposables

Nearly 50 million waste tyres are generated every year in the UK, and they’ve been officially banned from landfill since 2006. Will Simpson follows the rubber trail to find out what happens to them

Waste Collection Authority Performance chart ordered by recycling rate