The Environment Agency will begin undertaking inspections of materials recovery facilities in January, to ensure compliance with MF Regulations.

Glass recycling company Recresco has been fined £180,000 for safety failings after a worker was killed when the forklift truck he was driving overturned.

The Welsh Government has published statutory guidance on the separate collection of waste paper, metal, plastic and glass.

Guernsey has announced that it will begin charging residents for every bag of residual waste and recycling they put out from 2016.

Stakeholders in the circular economy voice scepticism over the European Commission’s decision to introduce a ‘more ambitious’ proposal next year.

The European Commission has withdrawn its current circular economy proposals, but says it will now begin work on a ‘more ambitious’ proposal.

Defra and DOE have launched a consultation regarding the implementation of recent EU ship recycling regulations within the UK.

Central government is consulting on proposals for new regulations on the seizure of vehicles in relation to offences concerning waste.

Around a quarter of UK householders are ‘highly effective’ recyclers but the majority are still confused over what can and cannot be recycled, a new WRAP report has found.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including: the ESA; London Re-use Network; Love Food Hate Waste; and J&B Recycling.