Glasgow City Council has been fined £20,000 for safety failings after one of its refuse vehicles killed a man whilst reversing.

England throws away around £400 million worth of reusable, serviceable goods, finds Local Government Association.

Dorset Waste Partnership pairs up with Resource Futures to deliver doorstep recycling campaign to reduce contamination.

Several community projects that aim to tackle food waste are among 18 recipients of Scotland’s Climate Challenge Fund.

Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority to build new £1.4 million Household Waste Recycling Centre in Liverpool.

Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Owen Paterson MP, announces support of MetalMatters recycling programme.

British Metals Recycling Association calls for speedier allocation of scrap metal licences after survey finds two-fifths are yet to be issued.

Northern Ireland is to create a new Resource Efficiency Directorate and streamline environmental regulation in a bid to curb waste crime.

Plymouth City Council has installed cameras on its fleet of waste collection vehicles to guard against ‘bogus insurance claims’.

Suffolk Waste Partnership has awarded Viridor with a four-and-a half year contract to ‘sort and market’ mixed household recycling.