'Waste as a resource’ is one of the defining mantras of our sector, but what about extending that to ‘greenhouse gas as a resource’? Libby Peake catches up with a man with exactly that vision

England and Wales now have the same legal requirement for local authorities to separately collect certain dry recyclables – but uptake of separate collections in the two countries has been vastly different. Annie Kane finds out why

After reviewing the separate sort vs. co-mingled debate [http://resource.co/article/going-separate-ways-10089], Annie Kane takes a look at a local authority that has chosen to undertake co-mingled collections, and the reasons for doing so

Annie Kane takes a look at a local authority that has chosen to undertake kerbside sort collection, and the reasons behind the decision to do so.

We might pay for our meals in gourmet restaurants with plastic, but how would you feel about eating something that’s fed on plastic? Leonie Butler reports

Plastics reprocessing company Closed Loop Recycling has been acquired by investment company Euro Capital.

Newport City Council has closed its household waste recycling centre on Docks Way, Maesglas, to tackle a fire that broke out at the site yesterday.

Carbon dioxide emissions saved by local authority waste and recycling services increased in 2013/14, despite recycling rates levelling off in England.

A new Zero Waste Scotland report identifies five community-level activities that can prevent local litter problems.

The European Parliament passes the ‘first binding measures to reduce waste generation’, as a limit on plastic bag use is voted through.