Glasgow City Council is to provide food waste recycling bins to 300,000 local homes over the next two years in order to comply with Scottish waste regulations.

Sustainability consultancy Anthesis Group receives £4 million investment.

Zero Waste Scotland service Resource Efficient Scotland has announced a series of free training workshops and materials in resource efficiency for Scottish businesses.

A bin lorry driver is due to appear in court after being accused of stealing and re-selling 8,225 rolls of food waste bags for an estimated £11,500.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Taylor bins fire-retardant lid, Grundon/Viridor contract, and London Borough of Newham fly-tipping app.

The Great British Beach Clean, the Marine Conservation Society’s annual clean-up and analysis of coastal litter, takes place 18-21 September and is seeking volunteers.

A new Zero Waste Scotland-backed communal working space and sharing facility that helps fashion and textiles professionals work sustainably will open today in Edinburgh.

England's recycling rate hit 44.8 per cent in the calendar year 2014, up by just 0.6 per cent on the year before, provisional statistics from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs show.

The Environment Agency has warned landowners leasing out their property to be vigilant of illegal waste operations, or risk significant clean-up bills.

The Waste & Resources Action Programme and Valpak have announced that they are to undertake new research into paper and card packaging flows.