A Dorset waste operator has been hit with a suspended jail sentence and a £20,000 fine after running a ‘haphazard’ illegal waste oil storage and processing plant in the Dorset countryside for over a decade.

Car manufacturer Ford is partnering with Jose Cuervo to turn tequila waste into new bioplastics to make car parts.

WRAP has set out its achievements in addressing food waste, the fashion industry’s resource efficiency and resource management in its 2015-16 annual review.

A charity walk to the peak of Mount Snowdon has helped raise £6,400 for communities in developing countries to utilise simple and practical recycling processes.

It’s hot outside, but you don’t necessarily have to feel guilty about eating that ice cream, as the by-products from its production could be being used to produce ‘green’ energy instead of going to landfill.

News of appointments at the Environment Agency, Ricardo Energy and Environment and REPIC.

Ten Welsh councils are to receive a total of £5.75 million from the Welsh Government to help implement improvements in recycling services.

Nappy and absorbent hygiene product recycling company Knowaste is to appeal after Hillingdon Council refused planning permission for a new facility over potential odour emissions.

Members of the public are being asked to nominate poorly-designed and wasteful products as part of a project to identify and redesign products for a more resource efficient economy.

The waste and resources industry must find new ways to collaborate to ensure it is well-represented in a new political landscape, according to the Resource Association.