The Department for Communities and Local Government has revealed that the cost of clearing litter in the UK hit £858 million in 2009, a 10 per cent rise from £780 million in 2008.

A new scheme to tackle the disposal of cooking oil has been initiated in Cheshire East. The scheme will see 150 litre cooking oil containers distributed to Household Waste Recycling Centres in the region.

Premier league football team Arsenal gets a new green kit made from recycled water bottles as part of Nike's 'Considered Design' programme.

Food redistribution charity FareShare's CEO Tony Lowe is to be replaced by Lindsay Boswell the former chief executive of the Institute of Fundraising.

The UK aluminium beverage can recycling rate has improved by four per cent to a total of 55 per cent in 2009, but still falls short of European average of over 63 percent. ALUPRO says more needs to be done and a change in infrastructure may be needed.

Birmingham community group, Nechells, in Bloom, decorate recycling bank to promote recycling and discourage fly tipping. Local schools and playgroups took part, and packaging supplier Smurfit Kappa funded the recycling bank.

Loan scheme issued by WRAP to boost recycling of mixed plastics in private sector and encourage companies to invest in recycling sector. The loan will also help fulfill WRAP's business plan to deliver 40,00 tonnes of mixed plastic recycling capacity by 2011

To promote the initiative, LCRN were joined by the Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, James Cleverly, LWaRB Chair, and Joanna Lumbley OBE in front of City Hall on 12 July. See video.

Modern skies are increasingly crowded with aeroplanes, but what happens to an aircraft that has come in for its final landing? Will Simpson investigates how end-of-life plane recycling is evolving

Sam Sandilands and James Phillips keep us abreast of legislative developments in the waste industry