Though DRSs sound like a good idea, they’re not always as straightforward and beneficial as they first appear, according to Jane Bickerstaffe, who says they only work in the right circumstances

Zero Waste Scotland recently launched nine pilot projects that reward consumers for recycling their used drink containers. Iain Gulland tells Resource what he hopes the trials will achieve

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

Grocery brands pledge to cut 1.1 million tonnes of waste by 2015 as the third phase of the Courtauld Commitment begins.

Waitrose intends to halve its food packaging by 2016 compared to 2005 levels, the retailer has announced.

Smurfit Kappa’s Simon Weston on why reprocessors should also be willing to embrace material sampling

Welsh Resource Minister Alun Davies opens first recycling exhibits funded by Wales’ £432,00 Recycle on the Go scheme.

The judicial hearing into the legality of Banbridge Council’s decision to bring recycling service ‘in house’ continues.

Avondale’s Polmont materials recovery facility is set to close due to falling ‘volume and value of recyclates’.