The Recycle for Wales website is in contention for Website of the Year, against competition such as Facebook and Amazon.

Ahead of the Waste Regulations, Every Can Counts has released information detailing how the retail sector can separate materials, such as metal cans, for recycling.

Preston City Council is considering withdrawing its separate food waste collection service from next year to save money.

Two UK companies, including compostable packaging firm Vegware, have been shortlisted for a European Business Award for the Environment.

Rochford District Council has agreed to extend its waste collection and street cleansing contract with SITA UK by another seven years.

A round up of news from the waste and recycling industry, including FCC Environment, Agrivert, Alpha Resource Management and R4R conference.

Ten waste advisors in North Somerset Council have helped to boost the area’s recycling rate to 60 per cent, it has been announced.

The Materials Facility Regulations are one of the coalition government’s greatest waste achievements, says Resource Minister Dan Rogerson.

Two Scottish companies appointed to manage waste at the Ryder Cup 2014 will send ‘zero waste to landfill’.

Government has ‘no current plans’ to make green waste collections mandatory, says Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles.