UK League Table chart

Resource magazine take a look at the Waste Collection Authority Performance chart

Resource magazine compiles the UK League Table chart for 2010/11

Resource’s 2011 league table, sponsored by UK Container Maintenance, again ranks local authorities by the amount of residual waste left over per resident, an ever-decreasing figure. We’ve also made the charts available ordered by recycling rates.

The need to reduce the carbon impact of waste (as well as its other impacts) is drastic in these days of manmade climate change. Though the European Commission continues to favour weight-based targets for waste, WRAP has worked with Defra and the Scottish Government to...

Most waste won’t kill you (in the short term), but there’s one type of waste that is far from a laughing matter: explosives – bombs and the accumulated detritus of mankind’s past conflicts. We speak to the experts to find out how to dispose of them safely.

When it comes to public services, those in charge view change with a degree of caution. People are creatures of habit, so introducing a new recycling system requires care.

Defra published the results of the review it conducted into waste policy in England on 14 June 2011. The results reiterate the government’s intention to move to a zerowaste economy and define an action plan for the future.

Recycling collections are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with advances in vehicle design playing a crucial role. Charles Newman explores some of the new ideas that are emerging

Forget reusables, the new vogue in the green baby revolution is to use no nappies at all. Sally White investigates