The number of obligated material recovery facilities (MRFs) supplying quarterly details of their activities is still not improving, three reporting periods into the regulations requiring them to do so.

Defra has today published the UK government’s response to three consultations relating to the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package.

A group investigating the opportunities and challenges of creating more consistency in kerbside collection is to present recommendations to Defra later this month.

Taxes on incineration would be more effective in diverting resources towards the top of the waste hierarchy than landfill bans, according to Zero Waste Europe (ZWE).

Industry bodies from the waste and resource management sector have called on the European Commission to consider pull mechanisms to stimulate demand for recycled materials in the upcoming Circular Economy Package.

Two men who dumped an 80-metre trail of rubbish on Tooting Common have each been jailed for four years.

A communal bin scheme is to be introduced in parts of Newcastle’s West End in an effort to reduce the dumping of illegal waste in the area’s back streets.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Clean Britain Awards, Christmas jumper upcycling and electrical appliance reuse.

EA confirms testing of drones to monitor fire risks at waste sites.

Adaptavate has been named as the 2015 winner of the Green Alley Award, a European circular economy prize.