Common misconceptions in the classification of waste are the target of a new guide created by a team of experts from the waste industry.

The aluminium can recycling rate has hit 70 per cent in the UK, but Alupro has warned that government ambition could 'compromise' future performance.

South Northamptonshire Council has launched the ‘MetalMatters’ recycling campaign across the district to encourage residents to recycle more of their metal packaging.

Shipbreaking must take place in safe recycling facilities after at least 52 workers lost their lives preparing vessels for recycling in 2016, according to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform’s annual report.

Behaviour change charity Hubbub has unveiled a new anti-littering snack van in the Forest of Dean as part of its #LoveYourForest campaign.

Coffee giant Nespresso has announced a pilot scheme allowing customers to recycle their used coffee machine capsules through their local household waste recycling service

Apple has pledged to work towards using 100 per cent recycled materials in its products, a commitment Greenpeace says puts pressure on the rest of the technology industry to follow suit.

European Metal Recycling’s Swindon site has reopened after the third fire at one of its UK sites this year broke out over the weekend.

Leeds City Council has partnered with retailer Marks & Spencer to deliver a MetalMatters recycling campaign to 350,000 households – the largest single local authority campaign run by the programme.

A possible extension of the landfill tax to punish illegal disposal and new packaging recycling targets for paper, aluminium, steel and wood were included in today’s Budget, but climate change policies were a notable omission.