Eunomia’s latest Local Authority Recycling Carbon Index shows that improvements in Wales and Northern Ireland have overshadowed England’s stuttering recycling efforts.

Restrictions on residual waste and a new kerbside-sort system have seen Merthyr Tydfil go from being one of the worst performing Welsh councils to one of the best over the course of a year, according to new data.

The Environmental Audit Committee is calling for the government to issue a ban on microbeads in cosmetics by the end of 2017, as it believes a voluntary commitment by cosmetic companies is not enough to stem the rise in plastic entering the oceans.

A new Greenpeace campaign is calling on phone producers to create ‘true innovation’ after a survey found that consumers want more longevity and better recycling options for their phones.

This weekend’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is being used to show the city’s residents how much waste is being created and how much recycling potential is lying in their bins.

Action is to be taken to review guidance on food products’ best before dates as part of a drive to facilitate food redistribution from retailers to community programmes.

The number of materials facilities reporting input and output sampling figures has again dropped according to data published by the Waste & Resources Action Programme.

The OLIO app hopes to reduce levels of household waste while bringing together communities and neighbourhoods.

A guide designed to help local authorities, waste management companies and charities understand the opportunities presented by reuse services at household waste recycling centres has been published by WRAP.

A fire that broke out at a West Midlands recycling plant after recycled foam insulation overheated after processing is one of four to have taken place at waste sites in the past two days.