The government has reintroduced the Environment Bill to Parliament today (30 January), including new commitments to ban the export of plastic waste to developing countries and to review international developments in environmental legislation every two years.

Resource London has today (29 January) revealed a list of measures that could increase recycling rates in London flats by 26 per cent through simple solutions such as providing residents with clear information and ensuring that bins are emptied and cleaned regularly.

A group of cross-party MPs and Peers has signed an industry letter published the Guardian yesterday’s (28 January), calling on the government to include ambitious targets for compostables in the forthcoming Environment Bill.

A new report from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Cymru has assessed the composition of mixed residual commercial and industrial waste in Wales.

Switching the UK’s diesel-powered refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) for electric trucks could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 290,000 tonnes of CO2 each year, according to a new report from Eunomia Research and Consulting.

A new report from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has found a positive association between separate food waste collection schemes and lower total food waste arisings.

Food waste has fallen by seven per cent per person in three years, according to new data from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Veolia, Scott Bros, Keppel Seghers, Cromwell Polythene and Bunting.

Wood recycling company R Plevin & Sons Ltd (PLEVINS) has been fined £200,000 at Sheffield Crown Court following a series of environmental incidents in 2014.

The Malaysian Government has announced that it has returned 150 shipping containers of illegally imported plastic waste to their countries of origin, including the UK.