We've been talking about the possibility of introducing bottle deposit return schemes in the UK for years now, but with Scotland forging ahead, it seems that England might well follow. Cecil Goodbody talks to deposit advocates and opponents.

Fitting cameras to refuse vehicles to combat fraudulent claims against the council has been mooted as a solution to such incidents, but could they also have other uses? Kate Dickinson learns more.

Charles Newman spoke to Wales's outgoing Environment Minister Lesley Griffiths about the country's continuing success in kerbside recycling.

The Welsh county of Conwy looks set to roll-out four-weekly refuse collections across the area following a successful trial, while Newport City Council has rejected a move to three-weekly system.

The National Bed Federation has formalised its commitment to ending the use of landfill for mattresses with a new committee focusing on implementing measures for a circular economy.

Somerset Waste Partnership will bring an early end to its waste contract with environmental services provider Keir in 2020 in order to implement its ambitious ‘Recycle More’ strategy.

The UK Without Incineration Network has launched a campaign to place a moratorium on new incineration projects in the UK, with an Early Day Motion being prepared to be put forward in Parliament.

Resource Association Chief Executive Ray Georgeson says more needs to be done to revive quality standards with the Chinese ban on waste imports looming.

The prospect of an independent environmental protection body being established in the UK post-Brexit has inched further forward after Environment Secretary Michael Gove revealed plans to open a consultation at the start of 2018.

Hannah Blythyn has been named as the new Welsh Environment Minister after a reshuffle at the Welsh Government saw responsibility for the environment removed from Lesley Griffiths’s portfolio.