Deposit-refund schemes: some love them, some hate them. Resource sums up the main issues surrounding this contentious recycling issue

South Australia has a very established deposit-refund scheme that has been operating since the ’70s. Susanna Prouse finds out how the system has evolved and whether the rest of Australia could soon follow suit

Eight members of an extended family admit running a ‘massive’ illegal waste operation in Cornwall.

Inquiry into Cory Wheelabrator’s King’s Lynn incinerator finished on Friday (17 May), with a decision expected in September.

‘Just six’ people in Defra’s climate adaptation team, says former Special Representative for Climate Change, John Ashton.

Gloucestershire County Council to consider alternative waste treatment technologies to UBB’s Javelin Park incinerator.

Abbey Metals Ltd fined £133,000 for failing to ‘prevent major accidents and limit their consequences to the environment’.

Defra invites views on ‘Smarter Guidance’ for environmental regulations after finding it could save businesses over £10 billion.

A billboard designed to convert air humidity into water has produced 15,000 litres of water in six months.

Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority launch £130,000 Community Fund to encourage recycling in local areas.