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.

We might pay for our meals in gourmet restaurants with plastic, but how would you feel about eating something that’s fed on plastic? Leonie Butler reports

Plastics reprocessing company Closed Loop Recycling has been acquired by investment company Euro Capital.

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.

The European Parliament passes the ‘first binding measures to reduce waste generation’, as a limit on plastic bag use is voted through.

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

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including Viridor landfill fire, Jayplas appointments, and Ed Davey cardboard cutouts.

The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has unveiled a new sustainability plan for the city, which includes zero waste to landfill by 2030 and a switch to co-mingled recycling.