Kerbside sort systems hold the key to unlocking over £50 million of economic potential of high quality recyclables in Northern Ireland, according to a Collaborative Circular Economy Network study.

Veolia has called allegations that is has sent recycling to its Sheffield incinerator to fulfil capacity quotas ‘false and entirely incorrect’.

Materials recycling trade association launches reprocessor backed quality recycling award

For the sixth year running, an annual electronic recycling event in Cambridge, held on the University of Cambridge’s campus, allows students, residents and local businesses to recycle their electronic waste for free.

A flexible new bin solution for organisations ranging from private sector contractors to local authorities has been launched by Tamco, a new company backed by the Egbert Taylor Group.

Steve Read has left the Somerset Waste Partnership to take up a new role as Director of Energy, Waste and Environment at West Sussex County Council.

The Scottish Government has commissioned Zero Waste Scotland to carry out ‘detailed work’ on how a deposit-return scheme could work in the country, presenting a significant step in the campaign to reinvent how plastic packaging is recycled.

Members of the waste and resources industry descended on London this week for two days of discussion on the sector's hot topics. Producer responsibility, stuttering recycling rates, Brexit and a large serving of politics were the major talking points. Here are some of our main takeaways.

Manchester’s recycling rate is set to hit 40 per cent next year, according to the city’s council, which is having to create a new collection calendar following a ‘major boost’ to recycling.

BBC allotment guru Terry Walton has called on all local authorities to install reuse shops at HWRCs at the opening of a reuse shop at Llantrisant Recycling Centre in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.