Northern Ireland has extended its five-pence carrier bag charge to include all new ‘cheap’ carrier bags, including reusable ones.

Falkirk Council has announced that it will roll out its three-weekly waste collection service to the last remaining 25,000 properties in March.

The Scottish Institute of Remanufacture, based at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, has been officially opened.

Money raised from Asda’s carrier bag charge in Scotland will help provide loans and grants to community projects.

Central government responds to the EFRA Committee's inquiry on waste management, and says it currently has ‘no plans to reintroduce statutory recycling targets for local authorities’

Businesses are being urged to apply to the £3.8-million Scottish Recycling Fund to further reprocessing, repair, and remanufacturing work.

Plastics recycling company Jayplas has created a new plastic film packaging division after installing a new extrusion and printing plant in Worksop.

Chris Dow, CEO of Closed Loop Recycling, touches on how oil prices are affecting the recycled plastics industry and reveals his wish list for 2015.

Bryson Recycling is calling on householders in Northern Ireland to recycle more, as it will donate £1 for every tonne recycled to charity.

The Environment Agency has revealed the ‘risk-based and proportionate regulatory regime’ it will use to verify compliance with the Waste Regulations.