Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland issues a warning to the waste and recycling industry following ‘concerns about continuing poor health and safety practices’.

Keep Scotland Beautiful tells Stop Litter Now! summit that the EU’s litter problem costs member states a total of £10 billion a year.

Government must work to ‘lift the regulatory burden’ on remanufacturing if its ‘enormous economic, social and environmental potential’ is to be realised.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has held a conference looking at the extent of waste crime in Scotland, and how to tackle it.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched a new reporting portal to help Carrier Bag Commitment signatories keep track of how many plastic bags they sell.

Local authorities in Wales reach their highest reuse, recycling and composting level yet – achieving 58 per cent between April and June 2014.

Eunomia warns that waste recovery infrastructure could limit UK recycling rates to 66 per cent in 2030, and calls for a halt to funding for incineration.

Local authorities in Northern Ireland sent less than half of municipal waste to landfill in the last financial year, a record low for the country.

Richard Lochhead retains position as Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment in the Scottish cabinet reshuffle, as his ministerial title changes to reflect his responsibility for food.

More than 12,000 waste reduction actions will take place across 28 countries this week as part of the annual European Week for Waste Reduction.