The Scottish household waste recycling rate rose to 42.8 per cent in 2014, according to statistics issued today by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

The European Recycling Platform has called on the EU to cooperate and enforce waste legislation more effectively in its response to the Circular Economy Package.

Collaborating with corporate retailers, the Furniture Re-use Network redistributed 78,000 items to UK households in poverty during 2014/15, according to a new report.

A report released today by the RSA’s Great Recovery project calls for manufacturers to use design to boost reuse, suggesting ‘seven practical scenarios for redesigning our furniture systems’.

A new report from the International Solid Waste Association says that open dumpsites are harming the lives of tens of millions in the developing world.

A funding pot of £775,000 has been established to help local authorities increase the collection, reuse and recycling of unwanted electrical items.

Zero Waste Week, encouraging people across the UK to reuse and recycle materials to keep them from landfill, takes place this week, with events and activities taking place across the country.

Just 35 per cent of WEEE disposed of in Europe in 2012 was collected and recycled by regulated processors, a two-year study funded by the European Union has found.

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Dr. Philip Morton, CEO of REPIC, outlines why we should be targeting waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).