Annie Kane takes a look at a local authority that has chosen to undertake kerbside sort collection, and the reasons behind the decision to do so.

Newport City Council has closed its household waste recycling centre on Docks Way, Maesglas, to tackle a fire that broke out at the site yesterday.

Carbon dioxide emissions saved by local authority waste and recycling services increased in 2013/14, despite recycling rates levelling off in England.

A new Zero Waste Scotland report identifies five community-level activities that can prevent local litter problems.

Tullis Russell Papermakers Ltd becomes the second UK paper mill to enter administration this year, with 325 employees made redundant.

Stakeholders in the waste and reprocessing industry and its supply chain gather in London to discuss how to improve recyclate markets.

The EC will launch the roadmap for its Circular Economy Package ‘within the next few weeks’, and consult on the topic ‘before summer’, according to Director-General for Environment Karl Falkenberg.

A round-up of news from the waste and resource industry, including Bryson Recycling, CDEnviro, and CEPI.

A new Zero Waste Scotland study has found that many people litter more than they admit, and are prepared to justify it in certain circumstances.

Unite union members working at Smurfit Kappa in Northampton are to strike again this week, after two members were allegedly fired for confronting the company about contract issues.