Stakeholders in the waste and reprocessing industry and its supply chain gather in London to discuss how to improve recyclate markets.

Members of the resource and energy industries welcome the Liberal Democrat Party’s green pledges, and commend its track record on the environment.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including Viridor landfill fire, Jayplas appointments, and Ed Davey cardboard cutouts.

The United Kingdom is the world’s fifth largest producer of waste electrical and electronic devices, according to a new United Nations University report.

The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has unveiled a new sustainability plan for the city, which includes zero waste to landfill by 2030 and a switch to co-mingled recycling.

Residual waste arisings in Swansea have dropped by 25 per cent in one year following the introduction of a three-bag waste limit.

Local authorities in Northern Ireland experienced a drop in recycling rates last year, despite a fall in landfilling, due to an increase in municipal waste arisings.

Zero Waste Scotland is to fund a new Volunteer and Community Advocate Programme to recruit 1,000 ‘zero waste’ volunteers in Scotland.

FCC Environment has been awarded a seven-year contract to operate Torfaen’s household waste recycling centre and waste transfer station.

Resource interviews John Redmayne, General Manager of ERP UK, for his thoughts on the cost of compliance.