A draft version of England’s Single Use Carrier Bag Charges (England) Order has been published, clarifying which bags will fall under the charge in 2015.

Kerbside collections of plastic pots, tubs and trays are becoming increasingly common in the UK, with 27 more authorities collecting them in 2013 than in 2012.

Wokingham Borough Council has resolved to cease its amenity waste service from 1 February 2015, due to costs, environmental impact and system abuse.

New figures reveal that the amount of commercial food waste composted in Scotland rose by 1800 per cent between 2012 and 2013.

The National Assembly for Wales’s Environment and Sustainability Committee has published its findings on the state of recycling in Wales.

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

Dundee City Council and Angus Council are jointly tendering for a 20-year residual waste contract.

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.