Zero Waste Scotland has launched a £100,000 grant pot to help local communities tackle litter and flytipping.

Taunton Deane district is to start trialling three new recycling systems, including those with three-weekly waste collections, from September.

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is set to introduce three-weekly residual waste collections and move to a kerbside-sort recycling service.

The East Lothian town of Dunbar has been chosen as Scotland's first ‘Zero Waste Town’ in a new pilot project.

Imperial Tobacco achieves zero waste to landfill within the first six months of its waste contract with FCC Environment.

Food waste campaigning body, Love Food Hate Waste, is launching its household waste reduction campaign in 10 UK cities.

Surrey Waste Partnership calls on residents to respond to a consultation on how its Plan for Waste Management should be revised.

French supermarket chain Intermarché sells ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables at a discounted rate to reduce waste.

Keep Britain Tidy is inviting charities, businesses and organisations to get involved in this year’s Waste Less, Live More Week.

Bury Council has become the first council in England to commit to adopting three-weekly collections of household residual waste.