When I returned to the North of England four years ago, although I had grown fond of the little corners of Warwickshire and Worcestershire where I had been living, I realised just how much I had missed the North.

Controversial waste columnists Horatio Nelson (from Resource magazine) and Silas Wegg (from the Loop magazine) are both well known for being cutting thorns in the sides of waste scoundrels. When they met up in a real ale pub earlier in the year, fireworks were bound to...

All 178 countries that are Parties to the Basel Convention have supported the early entry into national laws of the Basel Ban Amendment, prohibiting all exports of hazardous wastes, including electronic wastes and old obsolete ships from developed to developing countries.

Regularly featured in Resource’s Hot 100 list, Shlomo Dowen is leading the anti-incineration charge in the UK. We decided it was time to learn a bit more about the man - his background and his cause.

Simon Weston, MD of Smurfit Kappa Recycling UK, comments that recycling is more than just collecting materials

In 2007, while travelling through Mali, Andy Pag had an epiphany. An overland expedition enthusiast and former journalist, Pag observed that the Malians were completely at the mercy of diesel prices and decided: “I didn’t want to carry on driving round the world exploring it

Shoppers’ confusion over date labelling on food and drink products is at the origin of a very common daily dilemma that is being played out in kitchens nationwide, with many erring on the side of caution and throwing away considerable amounts of still-edible food.

After generations of irresponsibility, the last few years have seen impressive efforts from companies in the construction industry to reduce waste.

Famous quotations can often be not as accurately cited as they should be, and it turns out that the well known phrase “A week is a long time in politics”, famously attributed to Harold Wilson, doesn’t actually have a direct reference attached to it.

If Defra’s Waste Review proved anything, it’s that we are following Europe’s lead when it comes to resource management. Resource caught up with the woman charged with overseeing implementation of Europe’s waste policies, Karolina Fras