The Institute of Packaging Professionals has announced that it shall be forming a new branch in the UK, the first it has opened outside of the US.

The European Commission’s proposed ‘greening’ regulations for farmers across Europe are “likely to harm the environment” says a new report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA).

The West London residual waste services contract is down to two final bidders the West London Waste Authority (WLWA) has announced.

The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has launched a new education project to 5,000 British schools.

Fixed penalty fines over incorrect waste disposal have been reduced from £75 - £110 to between £60 and £80

The EU emitted more greenhouse gases in 2010 than 2009 due to the economic recovery and a cold winter according to an inventory published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a controversial report that bucks against the UK’s draft Energy Bill and sets out the rules needed if we were to see a global ‘golden age of gas’.

Mike Hellings, MD of recycling and waste management company Viridor, is to step down in September 2012 after 18 years in the role and 27 years at the firm.

A new report released today (28 May) by Zero Waste Scotland shows that more than half of waste sent to landfill by Scottish businesses is ‘potentially recyclable’, with a further third of it being widely accepted for recycling across the country.

Leicestershire-based recycling company Casepak will host a half-day conference for local authorities (LAs) at its materials recycling facility (MRF) in Leicester on 27 June.