Member states will need to either implement reduction targets or introduce levies for plastic bags in the near future under new draft EU rules.

FCC Environment has published a new report predicting how waste policy may be affected by changes in the political landscape.

New figures show that local authorities in England recycled 40.4 per cent of household waste in the first three months of 2014, and 44.5 per cent in 2013/14.

Jersey residents and parishes warned over unsuitable items being sent for incineration at the La Collette II energy-from-waste plant.

Waste industry members write to the European Environment Commissioner to urge him to reconsider his review of the circular economy package.

Welsh recycling rates rise by two per cent, with the country recycling, reusing, or composting 54.3 per cent in 2013/14.

The European Commission faces opposition from the UK as final negotiations regarding plastic bag reduction targets draw near.

New figures published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency show that landfilling reached an ‘all-time low’ in 2012.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched a £90,000 capital grant fund to enable materials recovery facility operators to purchase testing equipment.

Wales's Minister for Natural Resources, Carl Sargeant, takes a look at Wales’s recycling systems and looks to the future.