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.

The need to reduce the carbon impact of waste (as well as its other impacts) is drastic in these days of manmade climate change. Though the European Commission continues to favour weight-based targets for waste, WRAP has worked with Defra and the Scottish Government to...

Most waste won’t kill you (in the short term), but there’s one type of waste that is far from a laughing matter: explosives – bombs and the accumulated detritus of mankind’s past conflicts. We speak to the experts to find out how to dispose of them safely.

France generates more than 14 kilogrammes of waste electrical and electronic equipment per person per year. Lucy Meek visited Envie 2e’s warehouse in Lille, North-West France, to learn how the French say ‘oui’ to WEEE.

Defra and the Welsh Government have succeeded in postponing the Judicial Review brought by the Campaign for Real Recycling about the governments’ interpretation of the revised Waste Framework Directive.

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

When it comes to public services, those in charge view change with a degree of caution. People are creatures of habit, so introducing a new recycling system requires care.

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.

Established 21 years ago by Shropshire Council, Oak Farm is a care farm for people with learning disabilities.