A judge has ordered The City of Cardiff Council to disclose how Viridor’s new incinerator can be classed as waste ‘recovery’ rather than ‘disposal’.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has approved plans for a controversial incinerator to be built in Gloucestershire, overruling the local council’s concerns.

Five Gloucestershire councillors are calling for an extraordinary meeting on UBB’s Javelin Park incinerator after Pickles delays planning decision for third time.

Bryson Recycling is calling on householders in Northern Ireland to recycle more, as it will donate £1 for every tonne recycled to charity.

The Welsh and Scottish Governments have issued reminders to residents to recycle food this Christmas.

An ‘out of control’ bin lorry has killed six people and injured 10 others in Glasgow, in what has been declared as a ‘major incident’.

A man has been sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay £900 for dumping and burning controlled waste in Watford.

Environmental consultancy Resource Futures has secured a contract to continue providing young people in Brighton & Hove with lessons on sustainability.

Kerbside collections of plastic pots, tubs and trays are becoming increasingly common in the UK, with 27 more authorities collecting them in 2013 than in 2012.

Wokingham Borough Council has resolved to cease its amenity waste service from 1 February 2015, due to costs, environmental impact and system abuse.