Karen Cannard, co-founder of The Rubbish Diet [http://www.therubbishdiet.org.uk], shares her experience of working behind the scenes on Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new BBC programme.

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment UK is to become joint owner of OPRL Ltd, which runs the UK’s on-pack recycling label scheme.

A communal bin scheme is to be introduced in parts of Newcastle’s West End in an effort to reduce the dumping of illegal waste in the area’s back streets.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Clean Britain Awards, Christmas jumper upcycling and electrical appliance reuse.

MetalMatters, the industry-funded recycling campaign, will reach over half a million UK households in 2015, it says.

A new infographic detailing the possibilities for recycling used electrical items seeks to encourage consumers to stop dumping old products.

Recycling of aluminum reached an all-time high in Quarter 3 of 2014/15, according to new figures from the Environment Agency.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Ultra Biofuel lorries, franchising of recycling centre shops and Scottish funding for convenient stores.

The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) has launched a new Product Weight Protocol (PWP) for reuse organisations.

East Lothian Council has partnered with Cromwell Polythene and Coral products for its weekly kerbside food waste collections.