Italian bioplastics company Novamont is participating in an initiative with the Italian Embassy in the UK to help the diplomatic mission to recycle or compost all of its waste.

Bristol has seen a remarkable increase in food waste collections since it implemented an attention-grabbing new communications campaign. Kate Dickinson reports.

The Packaging Scheme Forum has warned of a looming crisis in the packaging recycling industry, with the price of Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs) for plastic rising while recycling rates drop. Could a packaging compliance fee be the solution?

Three out of four aluminium cans were recycled in the UK in 2018, Rick Hindley of Alupro announced at the Resourcing the Future conference this week.

Natural Resources Wales has removed waste mattresses from a site in Llandow, the Vale of Glamorgan, illegally dumped by Envik Recycling Services.

Research by British bed manufacturer Happy Beds has found a huge disparity in how much local authorities charge for collecting and recycling mattresses.

Aqua Enviro is inviting the submission of abstracts for the European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference, to be held at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on 19-20 November 2019.

The RDF Industry Group has published sector-specific advice for the RDF and residual waste industry on how to develop fire prevention plans.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including NLWA, Casepak and Clarity Environmental.

Circular economy network Zero Waste Europe has developed a new waste management hierarchy that it says puts the focus on resources instead of waste.