A round-up of the more quirky stories from the world of waste and resources.

As China cracks down on imports of foreign waste, what impact could this policy shift have on the UK recycling sector?

Banbury and Bicester, Oxfordshire, are the latest towns to set up a community water bottle refill scheme in a bid to reduce plastic pollution.

William McPherson, Projects Director at Re-tek gives an update on the latest developments in the WEEE recycling and reuse sector.

Leonie Butler spoke to Furniture Re-use Network CEO Craig Anderson about getting social aspects of sustainability recognised and working out what motivates people to do the right thing and reuse.

A campaign has been launched for the UN to recognise a large area of plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean as an official country, with former US Vice President Al Gore becoming the first honorary citizen of ‘the Trash Isles.’

Conwy County Borough Council's trial of a four-weekly residual waste collection has brought about impressive results since it was brought in in September 2016.

Leading UK environmental bodies have called on the government to modify the EU Withdrawal Bill, calling it ‘inadequate’ in its current form.

Industry members give their thoughts on whether the existing PRN system needs reform following Brexit.

How could increase food waste collections help to boost the anaerobic digestion sector?