Salford City Council could become the third local authority (LA) in Greater Manchester to implement three-weekly waste collections, should a recommended pilot be voted through its cabinet next week.

Will Simpson learns how Barts, the largest NHS trust in the UK, has been leading the way when it comes to waste reduction and recycling.

A new project by the Centre for Process Innovation is developing the use of modified strains of microorganisms to manufacture bioplastics from organic waste products.

Environment Agency contractors started work to clear an abandoned village tip in Yorkshire holding 10,000 tonnes of smouldering waste yesterday.

Packaging recycling data across EU member states shows inconsistencies and variances, according to a new study by the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA).

A round-up of some of the more unusual stories coming out of the waste and resources world...

Powys will become the second local authority in Wales to implement three-weekly kerbside residual waste collections when the new system begins next Monday.

Pledge 4 Plastics, the national recycling campaign trying to increase the collection of plastic packaging for recycling, has released a video emphasising the potential of recycled plastics.

Two Cambridgeshire local authorities have begun merged waste operations that aim to reduce fuel costs and optimise collection routes.

Recycling systems are in place across the UK, so now we just have to get people to use them. Edward Perchard investigates how campaigns are seeking to drive behaviour change in residents.