Scott Butler, Managing Director of ERP UK, talks us through the changes being brought about by the WEE recast directive

John Twitchen asks why standardisation of recycling bins is not nationally adopted

Julie Hill sums up the findings of the Circular Economy Task Force’s first report

Balfour Beatty’s Albert Ree explains why his company finds SWMPs useful

In response to some of the concerns raised in last issue’s ‘Fracking up the country’ feature, Lee Petts, Managing Director of Remsol, says wastewater from the hydraulic fracturing process would be safely treated in this country

Though DRSs sound like a good idea, they’re not always as straightforward and beneficial as they first appear, according to Jane Bickerstaffe, who says they only work in the right circumstances

As fracking arrives in Europe, Resource receives a first-hand account of protests on the street from Elena Rastei

Consultation is currently taking place on a mandatory MRF Code of Practice, which proposes a sampling regime to measure material quality, an issue of concern to UK reprocessors. UPM’s Craig Robinson reflects on the challenge

In the wake of another deadly year for the waste and recycling industry, the HSE fills us in on what's being done to improve the sector's health and safety performance.

Earlier this year, the British Plastics Federation called for the packaging regulation system to be amended in favour of British reprocessing. Here, Malcolm Odlin shares his thoughts on why reform of the PRN system is necessary for the UK's green economy to thrive