The fabric 'wrap' surrounding London’s Olympic stadium will be repurposed for projects in the UK, Rio, and Uganda.

Zero Waste Scotland is seeking a partner to build a house showcasing resource efficiency principles.

A new report by the European Commission scores EU nations in a ‘medals table’ for waste management, with the UK coming in eighth.

Swansea Council challenges householders to go a week without using their refuse collections.

Scottish support fund encourages environmental innovation among small and medium businesses.

WRAP begins five-week consultation with events industry to create an industry sustainability roadmap.

Defra has released new household waste and recycling statistics for the period from January to December 2011.

Ireland's new waste management policy gives householders and businesses a greater say in who collects their rubbish.

The European Union has published the new WEEE Directive in issue L197 of the Official Journal. EU Members States now have until January 2014 to transpose it into national legislation.

With adverts all around us, we’re all exposed to thousands of commercial messages a day – and children are no exception. Most people agree that this is bad for them, but what effect does it have on the environment and on waste generation? Libby Peake finds out.