Firefighters have been working for three days to tackle two separate blazes involving recycled waste – one of which has been confirmed by police as arson.

Signatories of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative have released a statement calling for a ban on the use of oxo-degradable plastic packaging.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove says he hasn't given enough thought to the Chinese ban on waste imports that could rock the UK's recycling industry, despite it coming into action in two months' time.

A textile recycling company in Mansfield has been fined £650,000 after a 76-year-old employee was killed by a reversing delivery vehicle last year.

One in five councils in the UK have now run MetalMatters campaigns to boost recycling of metal packaging after seven new campaigns launched over the past two months.

Three innovative business models recovering electronics, repairing shoes and reusing mattresses have been showcased by WRAP to demonstrate how circular practices can benefit companies of all sizes.

Up to 27 million tonnes of waste from industry could be better utilised through biorefining in Scotland every year, with the potential to add millions of pounds of value to Scotland’s economy, says a new Zero Waste Scotland report.

Compliance specialist Ecosurety and software start-up Dsposal have joined the Resource Association as affiliate members.

Anders Wijkman, Chairman of Climate-KIC, and Novamont CEO Catia Bastioli say standards and separate collections rather than simply ‘recyclable’ materials will create a circular plastics economy.

Defra has opened up a consultation for WEEE stakeholders to give their feedback on proposals for this year’s compliance fee, with two mechanisms from the JTA and Valpak up for discussion.