Andrew Bird, Chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), considers whether harmonisation in recycling collections is really the way forward.

Litter levels are ‘acceptable’ in 90 per cent of surveyed sites in England, though fast-food and carrier-bag litter has increased significantly in the last year, Keep Britain Tidy found in its annual Local Environment Quality Survey of England.

A family has avoided injury but was left homeless after a fire at a County Down recycling centre spread to their house last night.

Further research is needed into biodegradability standards before biodegradable bags can be made exempt from the English carrier bag charge, according to a Defra review.

The UK’s total household waste recycling rate rose to 44.9 per cent in 2014, up from 44.1 per cent in 2013, according to official statistics released today (15 December) by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

Tesco has reported a 78 per cent reduction in the amount of carrier bags used in English stores since the implementation of the carrier bag charge on 5 October.

The Plastics Recycling Show Europe has been rescheduled for March after last month’s heightened threat level in Brussels forced organisers to postpone [http://resource.co/article/prs-postponed-after-brussels-warning-10660] the event.

A voluntary framework for consistent recycling systems across Scotland has today been announced by the Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.

RECOUP has become the latest industry body to buy into the On Pack Recycling Label scheme, in an effort to improve recycling of plastic packaging materials.

Recycling initiatives in five Asian countries could reduce global plastic waste leakage by 45 per cent, according to a recent report.