The number of materials facilities reporting input and output sampling figures has again dropped according to data published by the Waste & Resources Action Programme.

Two Hertfordshire councils are to go ahead with plans to create a joint waste collection and street cleansing service in an attempt to save over £700,000.

Lamp recycling has almost doubled in the last five years, according to figures released this summer, with Recolight, the UK’s largest lamp recycling scheme, recycling almost one lamp every second.

Italy has followed France’s lead in establishing a food waste law that the Italian government hopes will double the amount of unused food redistributed by retailers by the end of the year.

A campaign to raise awareness of the responsibilities of businesses to take care of their waste and prevent illegal activities has launched an ambassador programme to help spread the word.

MPs have launched an inquiry that will determine whether more legislation is needed to counter the effects of food waste.

Angus Evers, expert in waste law, reflects on the potential legal consequences for the waste and resource industry of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

The UK government looks set to finally take action on the polluting microbeads that are damaging our marine environment.

The EAC could seek a ban on microbeads being used in cosmetics if companies do not take action themselves, after a briefing summarised research into the environmental impact of pollutant microplastics.

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has today set out its desired amendments to the Circular Economy Package, including increased recycling targets, the removal of TEEP exemptions to the separate collection of materials and mandatory separate food waste collection.