Scotland is to be set a formal food waste reduction target, Scottish Environment Minister Richard Lochhead has said.

Keep Britain Tidy’s Bin it for Good scheme has seen litter in central Birmingham decrease by almost a third.

Certain retailers will begin charging shoppers in England a minimum of five pence for single-use carrier bags today.

The Scottish Resources Conference, to be held next week, will seek to address the dual issues of food waste and the circular economy in Scotland.

An initiative to provide people across the UK with a way to recycle cigarette butts and other smoking waste has been launched by recycling company TerraCycle today.

Permission for a giant incineration plant developed by FCC Environment has been unanimously granted permission by Midlothian Council.

The Co-operative Food has partnered with food redistribution group FareShare to provide surplus food to charities rather than sending it to anaerobic digestion plants.

The Neat Streets campaign has turned its attentions to cigarette litter and outlined a range of initiatives to be tested in central London.

The Isle of Bute will receive £200,000 in support after being named Scotland’s second Zero Waste Town by Zero Waste Scotland.

An ‘urgent response’ is needed to the 10 billion tonnes of urban waste that is produced globally each year, says the United Nations Environment Programme.