Defra has today published the UK government’s response to three consultations relating to the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package.

A group investigating the opportunities and challenges of creating more consistency in kerbside collection is to present recommendations to Defra later this month.

Industry bodies from the waste and resource management sector have called on the European Commission to consider pull mechanisms to stimulate demand for recycled materials in the upcoming Circular Economy Package.

Recycle for London is asking Londoners to do ‘Just One Thing’ differently to boost recycling rates in the capital.

Karen Cannard, co-founder of The Rubbish Diet [http://www.therubbishdiet.org.uk], shares her experience of working behind the scenes on Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new BBC programme.

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment UK is to become joint owner of OPRL Ltd, which runs the UK’s on-pack recycling label scheme.

A communal bin scheme is to be introduced in parts of Newcastle’s West End in an effort to reduce the dumping of illegal waste in the area’s back streets.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Clean Britain Awards, Christmas jumper upcycling and electrical appliance reuse.

MetalMatters, the industry-funded recycling campaign, will reach over half a million UK households in 2015, it says.

A new infographic detailing the possibilities for recycling used electrical items seeks to encourage consumers to stop dumping old products.