The UK Green Investment Bank is investing £5 million in Scottish whisky distilleries to improve their sustainability.

SITA UK Chief Executive David Palmer-Jones tells the BBC that he thinks England’s recycling rate will drop to 40 per cent.

Member states will no longer need to submit notification of state aid for waste management projects under new EC regulations.

WRAP offers business partnerships grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 for ‘innovative’ waste prevention projects.

There are now 20 raw materials that are critical to the EU economy, finds European Commission report, up from 14 in 2010.

Aberdeen's Housing and Environment Committee approves plans to reduce the size of waste bins and move to a co-mingled recycling system.

The UN, FAO and WRAP have launched food waste prevention guidance to help organisations develop ‘effective’ prevention programmes.

England’s quarterly recycling rate shows little sign of improvement, while green waste recycling falls by 11 per cent.

Zero Waste Scotland is currently recruiting for a chairperson and board members as it prepares to move to corporation status.

A new industry association, the Wood Heat Association, has been formed to represent the wood biomass industry.