An Office of Environmental Responsibility should be created to drive green governmental thinking and take account of natural capital in the UK, Baroness Parminter told the Resourcing the Future Conference.

The government’s much-delayed 25-year plan for the environment may not be published this year, after new Environment Secretary Michael Gove reportedly halted its publication in order to give it more personal oversight.

Fears about the future of UK environmental regulation and the legal oversight and case law on resources persist on the anniversary of the referendum that kicked off Brexit.

Conwy County Borough Council has revealed that recycling has increased by 17 per cent since trial four-weekly refuse collections began in September 2016.

The Welsh Government has announced that it will be funding a new support scheme for communities affected by landfill with part of the revenue generated by the incoming landfill disposals tax.

The Trade Association Group, the umbrella group comprising the UK’s top waste and resource management organisations, has restated its priorities for the sector in a letter to newly appointed Environment Secretary Michael Gove.

Therese Coffey will retain her role as Resources Minister after Theresa May decided to maintain the status quo within Defra following the appointment of Michael Gove as Environment Secretary.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has revealed his desire to make London the world’s leading ‘smart city’, employing the latest developments in digital technology to bring about solutions to the challenges posed by modern urban processes.

Michael Gove has returned to frontline politics with the Environment Secretary position in Theresa May’s post-election cabinet reshuffle, with the Greens calling him 'entirely unfit' for the role.

The UK’s waste and resources industry doesn’t seem any closer to receiving a stable vision for the sector following the tight outcome of the UK’s snap general election yesterday.