You can’t just bung a bucket on the street and ask passers-by to deposit their waste in it – there’s a lot to think about with street-scene waste services. From eye-catching design to practicality and, increasingly, multi-functionality, bin design is anything but basic

No longer to be swept under the carpet, niche streams like, well, carpets, are starting to receive attention from the recycling industry, and to good effect: diversion rates have gone up from 10 per cent in 2008 to 16.5 per cent in 2011.

The UK has been ranked first in energy efficiency among the 12 largest economies in the world, according to a report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

Sims Metal Management has introduced a new system of cashless scrap metal trading as a way to curb fraud and adhere to anticipated regulation changes.

The One Planet Centre has opened in the Olympic Athletes’ Village as part of initiatives to make the London 2012 Olympics the ‘greenest games ever’.

UK consumers have around £30 billion worth of clothes that have not been worn for at least 12 months, according to a new report by WRAP.

Secretary of State for Environment, Caroline Spelman, has announced the publication of the draft water bill in parliament today (10 July).

Defra has published conclusions to its Green Food Project, amidst mixed reactions from the industry.

Recycling staff in Sheffield have agreed to suspend strikes in light of a new agreement.

Lamp recycling solutions manufacturer, Balcan Engineering will unveil their latest lamp crusher at this year’s RWM Exhibition.