The HSE has released a report claiming that training for supervisors of roadside collection crews ‘does not properly reflect the hazardous nature of the waste industry’.

Plastics recycler Jayplas has announced a £2.5-million investment in machinery to help it create more printed bags-for-life from its plastic waste.

Resource's 'insider' takes a look at the European consultation on the Circular Economy Package and dishes the dirt on rubbish policy

The sampling requirements for the Materials Facility Regulations have been in force for the best part of a year now, but what exactly have they achieved? Resource investigates

Angus Evers from King & Wood Mallesons considers whether the European Commission’s consultation on the circular economy is focusing on ever-decreasing circles

Paper manufacturer DS Smith Paper Ltd has been fined £400,000 for safety failings after its Operations Manager was crushed to death at one of its mills.

Landowners are being urged by the Environment Agency to be mindful of their responsibilities regarding illegal waste storage after 100,000 tyres and 3,000 cubic metres of plastic bales were removed from sites.

The Environment Agency has warned landowners leasing out their property to be vigilant of illegal waste operations, or risk significant clean-up bills.

Britain could hit its 50 per cent recycling target with stricter waste laws for companies, organisations and schools in England, according to BusinessWaste.co.uk.

The United Nations has agreed a draft for its 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, which seeks to halve global food waste, ‘substantially reduce waste generation’ and curb climate change.