The waste electrical and electronic equipment distributor take back scheme is calling on local authorities to apply to its £700,000 fund to further reuse and recycling.

The Waste & Resources Action Programme has officially registered as a charity.

Government must work to ‘lift the regulatory burden’ on remanufacturing if its ‘enormous economic, social and environmental potential’ is to be realised.

Defra is to investigate the possibility of introducing a regulatory treatment standard for refuse-derived fuel after consultation reveals ‘market failures’.

The Autumn Statement reveals little on waste, but confirms that government is seeking to reform the Landfill Communities Fund and will introduce a loss on ignition testing regime for MBT waste from 1 April 2015.

The UK government should do more to support a ‘sharing economy’ and boost collaborative consumption, says new BIS-commissioned report.

Labour Leader Ed Miliband commends Tetronics International and Advanced Plasma Power for ‘helping the UK become a global leader in green technology’.

The Green Investment Bank is investing £30m in a new combined heat and power biomass plant in Merseyside.

Central government is calling on stakeholders to submit their thoughts on how the definition of waste for reuse and repair activities could be clarified.

FCC Environment has published a new report predicting how waste policy may be affected by changes in the political landscape.