Common misconceptions in the classification of waste are the target of a new guide created by a team of experts from the waste industry.

A gang of four men have been handed a combined sentence of 32 years for human trafficking and exploitation offences after forcing Polish workers to work long hours for low pay in poor conditions in recycling plants in the North East.

The Environmental Industries Commission has officially launched a new smart cities platform to facilitate collaboration on using smart technologies to increase drives towards sustainability.

Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have gone to vote over strike action over proposed job cuts amid accusations of council financial mismanagement.

Sainsbury’s has announced that it intends to rollout its ‘Waste less, Save more’ programme across the UK, investing funds in education and innovative initiatives to combat food waste.

The Resource Association has named a new Chair and Vice-Chair following its AGM last week.

It’s EU Green Week 2017. This year the event is focusing on green jobs and the adaptation in skills training and education needed to aid the sector’s continued growth.

Former European Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Baroness Parminter have been confirmed as the keynote speakers at June’s Resourcing the Future conference.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector including a new reprocessing contract for Casepak, new packaging made from eggshells, RCVs for students and HSBC funding for a waste start-up.

A young boy has been hospitalised and remains in a critical condition in Belfast after coming into contact with hazardous waste that had been dumped on a bonfire.