We all know the world’s WEEE recycling rate is in desperate need of improvement. It’s clear we need to make recycling electronics easier, as easy as, say, taking money from a cash point...

PAYT schemes in north-east Italy have demonstrated impressive results in increasing sorted waste. Rachel England finds out how

While we’re still waiting for the actual findings of the government’s waste policy review, ministers gave a number of indications this spring about what’s in store when it comes to charging for waste services. Resource investigates

UK shoppers will find it easier to recycle thin plastic packaging thanks to an agreement between supermarkets and the On Pack Recycling Label scheme.

Research conducted on behalf of May Gurney has found a potential volunteer army of 14.7 million could be willing to help safeguard council services like waste management and recycling.

From 2013, Scottish councils will measure their recycling performance based on carbon impact rather than weight.

Doubts over the strength and merits of the climate change agreement reached by the UN at the COP16 in Cancùn have emerged from UN talks in Bangkok this April.

The government’s green credentials were again called into question with the release of the 2011 Budget. The cancellation of the fuel duty has been criticised by environmental campaigners, as have details concerning the long-awaited Green Investment Bank.

Two recent reports have highlighted the staggering financial and environmental cost of the UK’s food waste. New research from the Local Government Association (LGA) indicates that the cost of buying and landfilling good food reached £13.7 billion last year

Volunteering in the waste and resources sector is not new. In the first of what will become a regular feature profiling community organisations we shine a light on the CoBRA scheme