Two councils have announced plans to move on from waste contracts with Veolia in the next year, with East Cambridgeshire opting for a Teckal solution and Rushmoor choosing Serco to take on its waste service.

The challenge of improving waste performance in transient domestic rental sectors has been highlighted in a new guide for London boroughs launched yesterday.

Leeds City Council has partnered with retailer Marks & Spencer to deliver a MetalMatters recycling campaign to 350,000 households – the largest single local authority campaign run by the programme.

A behaviour change programme targeting sustainable eating and food waste prevention in London has announced nine boroughs that will be taking part in its initiative over the next two years.

LWARB has announced a new business plan that will see the creation of a London ‘Flats Taskforce’ to help residents living in blocks of flats recycle more using bespoke interventions.

The Welsh Government is to consult on the possibility of setting an 80 per cent recycling target for local authorities, after noting that it is due to hit its 70 per cent goal ahead of schedule.

EXCLUSIVE: Resource and Eunomia Research & Consulting team up to examine how recycling rates are calculated around the world, and determine who’s actually recycling the most.

Mattress recycling has fallen in the UK since 2014, according to a new report by the National Bed Federation.

Novamont's Tony Breton looks at where the UK stands on separately collected organic waste and how budgets are hindering their introduction in England.

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