England’s household recycling rate dropped 0.7 per cent last year, the first recorded fall in England’s annual rate since records began in 2000/2001.

An independent review of the Welsh Government’s guidance on waste and recycling collections has found it is still the best model for Welsh local authorities to follow.

Steve Burdis has been dismissed as Director of the Dorset Waste Partnership following the waste authority’s £2.8 million overspend in 2014/15.

Significant progress has been made by local authorities, the recycling industry and other parts of the supply chain towards achieving a circular economy for plastics, according to a new WRAP report.

Bryson Recycling has been awarded a contract worth up to £15 million to continue processing household recycling from over 250,000 homes in Northern Ireland.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Ealing’s pursuit of fly-tippers, investment in recycling in Aldershot and new bins in Dundee.

Cuts to the Landfill Communities Fund have been confirmed as part of the Budget 2016 today (16 March), though a proposed measure to prohibit third-party contribution has been dropped.

Researchers in Japan have found a species of bacteria that can break down PET into ‘basic building blocks’ for creating new plastic products.

Hertfordshire County Council has approved plans for a controversial incinerator in Hoddesdon, which would be used for all of the county’s waste.

The national Recycle Now campaign has postponed its annual Recycle Week until September after its original date clashed with that of the EU referendum.