A circular economy could reduce London’s waste by 60 per cent by 2041 and should be implemented in order to combat falling recycling rates, according to a London Assembly Environment Committee report.

Birmingham refuse workers belonging to the trade union Unite have once again voted to extend strike action as their dispute with Birmingham city council rumbles on.

Cardiff faces fines of up to £21 million unless it takes action to recycle an additional 32,000 tonnes of waste a year in order to meet its 2020 recycling target of 64 per cent.

The Trades Union Congress has supported an emergency motion condemning Birmingham City Council’s decision to go back on an Acas-brokered deal with Unite following the resignation of council leader John Clancy over his handling of the bin dispute.

Ecosurety and Hubbub have teamed up to produce a regular series of consumer awareness campaigns in order to boost recycling.

Recycling Association calls for whole supply chain responsibility and to boost recyclate quality in its new Quality First report.

Residents in Bristol and South Staffordshire are the latest to receive targeted messaging about recycling metal products as part of the MetalMatters programme, with help from compliance scheme Ecosurety.

The incoming Welsh Landfill Disposal Tax, one of the first new Welsh taxes in almost 800 years, received Royal Assent last week, hastening its introduction west of the border.

The North London Waste Authority and Somerset Waste Partnership have named Martin Capstick and Mickey Green as their new Managing Directors.

As China cracks down on imports of foreign waste, what impact could this policy shift have on the UK recycling sector?