Conservative MPs join calls for Britain to become more resource efficient to maintain economic competitiveness.

The Environment Agency has begun consulting on its proposals to increase charges to waste facilities and introduce new charges.

The UK recycled 43.9 per cent of waste from households in 2012, according to new statistics released by Defra today.

Innovate UK, Defra and BBSRC are to provide up to £11 million to improve the resource efficiency of the UK food supply chain.

A round up of news from the waste and recycling industry, including FCC Environment, Agrivert, Alpha Resource Management and R4R conference.

The Materials Facility Regulations are one of the coalition government’s greatest waste achievements, says Resource Minister Dan Rogerson.

An inquiry into Defra’s handling of three PFI waste projects has found that the government department ‘failed to exercise good judgement’.

The Environmental Audit Committee has found unsatisfactory progress in ten environmental areas, including resource efficiency and waste.

Government has ‘no current plans’ to make green waste collections mandatory, says Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles.

RWM Ambassadors panel has released a report outlining steps that could be taken to achieve a circular economy.