The American food industry has backed the US government’s first food waste target, in which it called for a 50 per cent reduction by 2030.

A new anaerobic digestion plant for the Tomorrow’s Valley project local authorities in South Wales was opened by Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant yesterday.

Broxbourne Borough Council will begin to roll out a new recycling system next week that introduces more separated materials after abandoning plans for a fully co-mingled system due to cost.

The Furniture Industry Research Association has launched a consultation on measures needed to develop a circular economy approach to furniture.

New Scottish MRF Code of Practice obligations have come into force, with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency vowing to encourage compliance through communication.

A skip hire operator from Anglesey has been sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months, along with a £400,000 confiscation order for the unlawful operation of a waste transfer station.

More than 13,000 jobs could be created in Northern Ireland by 2030 if the country moved to a ‘bolder, transformative’ circular economy, according to a report released today.

Northern Ireland Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has called for a permanent task force to prompt a ‘significant gear change’ in tackling environmental crime.

Kent-based Walsh Skip Hire has been made to pay £17,120 after being found guilty of exceeding the limits of its site's environmental permit.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new community reuse hub, Taylor's new bin reward scheme and a skull found in a HWRC.