In the spirit of debate Iain Gulland called for in his Kit Strange Memorial Lecture, we asked five commentators for their thoughts on his Ofwaste idea. Here’s what they had to say

Members of the waste and resources sector, including Cory Environmental, FCC Environment, Grundon, Veolia and Viridor, have developed new Trailblazer Apprenticeship standards to provide consistency across the industry.

Members of the resource and energy industries welcome the Liberal Democrat Party’s green pledges, and commend its track record on the environment.

The United Kingdom is the world’s fifth largest producer of waste electrical and electronic devices, according to a new United Nations University report.

Angus Evers from King & Wood Mallesons explains Defra’s latest proposals on waste crime

The Labour Party unveils its Green Plan for 2015, which reiterates its commitment to undertake a review of resource security and make the UK the ‘most resource-efficient economy in the world’.

Aggregate businesses are set to receive several million pounds in tax rebates, after the European Commission finds levy exemptions for most secondary aggregates to be lawful.

The incoming government must take actions to improve planning if it is to transition to a sustainable economy, says an industry poll.

The Labour Party makes no mention of resources in its manifesto, but says it would invest in green innovation to reach ‘ambitious’ carbon reduction targets, if given power in the upcoming election.

The UK Independence Party would abolish WRAP, repeal the Climate Change Act, and ‘rejuvenate the coal industry’, if it were to gain power after the election.