New Scottish MRF Code of Practice obligations have come into force, with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency vowing to encourage compliance through communication.

More than 13,000 jobs could be created in Northern Ireland by 2030 if the country moved to a ‘bolder, transformative’ circular economy, according to a report released today.

The Scottish household waste recycling rate rose to 42.8 per cent in 2014, according to statistics issued today by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

The Scottish Resources Conference, to be held next week, will seek to address the dual issues of food waste and the circular economy in Scotland.

Northern Ireland Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has called for a permanent task force to prompt a ‘significant gear change’ in tackling environmental crime.

The UK has a residual waste treatment capacity gap of 15 million tonnes per year, and this will never disappear despite contrary reports, says a study released by Biffa.

Fourteen people have been arrested across the North East as part of an investigation into a £78-million landfill tax fraud.

The Welsh Natural Resources Minister has launched a £2-million Welsh Government investment in a new kerbside-sort system that aims to improve recycling performance in the Merthyr Tydfil.

Guidance has been published to help operators of materials recycling facilities comply with upcoming regulations introduced by the Scottish Government.

British recycling is being held back by its ‘peculiar’ aversion to separate recycling collections, according to EU policy advisor Karl Falkenberg.