The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has released new guidance for business on food waste disposal.

A five pence charge for single-use carrier bags has come into force in Scotland this week, in a bid to reduce litter.

DCLG releases updated National Planning Policy for Waste to protect against development on ‘green belt land’.

Food retailer The Co-operative Food has launched in-store branding reminding customers about the upcoming Scottish carrier bag charge.

Yardley MP John Hemming has been ordered to pay £13,000 to Birmingham City Council after losing court case over fly-tipped green waste.

The owner of a former brickworks in Lanarkshire has been fined £750 for keeping end-of-life vehicles without a waste management licence.

The Local Government Association is calling for more powers to tackle fly-tipping, such as on-the-spot fines.

The standard rate of Scottish Landfill Tax for 2015/16 will be £82.60 per tonne, it has been confirmed.

Lowmac Alloys Ltd fined £118,000 for safety failings that resulted in an employee losing his arm.

The first reporting period of the Materials Facility Regulations, which requires operators to sample incoming and outgoing streams, has begun today.