The Environmental Services Association has expressed its ‘deep concern’ for the future of the Landfill Communities Fund following changes set out in last week’s Spending Review.

To say a lot of water has passed under the bridge since my last notes for Resource magazine would be an understatement. Not least of the changes in recent months was the election in May of a majority Conservative government that appeared to take everyone (apart from the Conservative Party) by surprise.

Hadfield Wood Recyclers has begun accepting waste wood at its Manchester and Middlesbrough sites after closing its gates to customers four months ago to avoid Environment Agency enforcement.

In 2014/15, waste generation in England increased by 800,000 tonnes while the household waste recycling rate crept up to 44.7 per cent, according to data released by Defra today.

The 21st session of the Conference of Parties began in Paris yesterday, as representatives from 195 countries descended on the capital to discuss the future of the fight against climate change.

The Northern Irish government is considering the possibility of creating an independent environmental protection agency when it restructures its departments next year.

Scottish TV chef Tony Singh has teamed up with the Scottish Government to help people to plan ahead with their food purchases this Christmas, and has also produced recipes for leftovers.

Northern Ireland has fallen short of its 45 per cent recycling rate target for 2015, reporting a national figure of 41.4 in new data.

Provisional data for the first quarter of 2015/16 shows that the average recycling rate in Wales has risen to 57 per cent.

Northern Irish authorities estimate that one million tonnes of waste could have been deposited in an illegal landfill in the town of Mobuoy near Londonderry.