Entanglement by waste fishing gear, plastic bags and balloons are the greatest lethal threat to marine wildlife, says Ocean Conservancy.

The government has failed to meet its own targets to cut the environmental impact of its operations, including waste generation, according to a report quietly released by Defra.

Andrew Bird, Chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), considers whether harmonisation in recycling collections is really the way forward.

The UK’s total household waste recycling rate rose to 44.9 per cent in 2014, up from 44.1 per cent in 2013, according to official statistics released today (15 December) by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

A voluntary framework for consistent recycling systems across Scotland has today been announced by the Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.

Recycle Now is encouraging consumers to recycle the 290,000 tonnes of card packaging that will be used in the UK this Christmas, with six festive recycling tips.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's War on Waste has raised the profile of paper cup waste. We look at recycler Simply Cups to find out how the troublesome product is currently treated.

Members of the waste and resources industry have reacted to the announcement of the Circular Economy Package, questioning the ambition promised throughout its development.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including rugby hoarding recycling, zero landfill restaurants and can recycling in forecourts.

Northern Irish councils could save up to £4 million while boosting the country’s economy through universal adoption of a stacked recycling box system, says Bryson Recycling.