Cherwell Council WEEE figures, cooking oil fire, Environment Agency arrests three men and more

Welsh councils recycled, reused or composted 52 per cent of municipal waste in 2012, new figures show.

The world’s largest producer of mobile phones and televisions, Samsung, isn’t necessarily known for its commitment to sustainability. But Nick Livermore finds that the Korean manufacturer is taking strides towards improving product lifecycles

Toys can provide hours of entertainment, but can be a disposal nightmare at their end of life. Annie Reece takes a look at how the toy industry has been playing around with sustainability…

Smurfit Kappa’s Simon Weston on why reprocessors should also be willing to embrace material sampling

The electronics industry is calling for e-waste to be reclassified as ‘non-waste’ to allow ‘export for repair’.

Veolia and Recycling Lives begin WEEE collections in Chorley, as Recycling Lives moves into council’s recycling depot.

Government’s first discussion paper on producer responsibility regimes plans to cut WEEE compliance costs.

The government has launched a consultation on WEEE regulations with the aim of reducing the ‘burden of regulation’.

Survey reveals that 51 per cent of councils responsible for disposing of waste do not know if WEEE targets are being met.