A number of apps have placed food waste in their sights and are offering the public, retailers and restaurants a range of solutions to the problem.

A new study by packaging trade association INCPEN backs behaviour change campaigns instead of bag and bottle charges to reduce littering levels.

Two men died just days before Christmas when a teenager fell into a tanker of slurry and his colleague attempted to save him, police have said.

A pay-as-you-feel supermarket stocked with surplus food from food producers and retailers has been providing essential food for families and those in need in Sheffield across the Christmas holiday.

San Francisco-based artist Von Wong decided to do something about plastic pollution by making it ‘extravagant, unique and different’ through the addition of a mermaid. He shared some of his images and the stories behind them with us.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector including new Leave You Cap On campaigns, an appointment at Amey and an opening for London’s Sustainable Development Commission.

The European Commission “would regret” any weakening of recycling targets caused by dissension voiced by a number of member states, says European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella.

It’s easy to let Christmas waste get out of hand. Here are some tips to prevent it in the first place, and make the most of any that you just can’t avoid.

Somerset councils have voted to expand their recycling collection and move to a three-weekly waste collection scheme in 2017.

Marine preservation organisations and personal care product producers are being asked to give their views on a proposed microbead ban, which a consultation has revealed would be limited to ‘rinse-off’ products.