We've been talking about the possibility of introducing bottle deposit return schemes in the UK for years now, but with Scotland forging ahead, it seems that England might well follow. Cecil Goodbody talks to deposit advocates and opponents.

Researchers from the University of Newcastle who collected crustacean samples from the depths of the Mariana Trench have found that even the alien depths of the sea cannot escape plastic pollution.

From lampshades made using mushroom roots to bins made using discarded toothbrushs, Resource looks at some of the quirkier stories from the world of waste and resources...

Charles Newman spoke to Wales's outgoing Environment Minister Lesley Griffiths about the country's continuing success in kerbside recycling.

Ray Georgeson wonders if calls for the return of a bottle deposit return system are fuelled more by nostalgia than by forward-thinking policy-making.

By now we all know about the impact on plastic in the oceans, but do we comprehend where it’s actually coming from, as a study reveals that 90 per cent per cent of all plastic entering the marine environment comes from just ten major rivers?

Resource Association Chief Executive Ray Georgeson says more needs to be done to revive quality standards with the Chinese ban on waste imports looming.

Firefighters have been working for three days to tackle two separate blazes involving recycled waste – one of which has been confirmed by police as arson.

Signatories of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative have released a statement calling for a ban on the use of oxo-degradable plastic packaging.

Councillors in Brighton and Hove unanimously passed a motion to ban the use of single-use plastics in all council buildings last week.