Three days of expert discussion and presentations covered a lot of waste and resources ground at the RWM Conference in Birmingham this week. Here’s a snapshot of some of the things that we picked up wandering the show floor.

WRAP is calling for local and national organisations to join it in taking joined-up action to help residents cut food waste as it starts a new phase in the organisation’s consumer food waste prevention strategy.

Recycling Association calls for whole supply chain responsibility and to boost recyclate quality in its new Quality First report.

Residents in Bristol and South Staffordshire are the latest to receive targeted messaging about recycling metal products as part of the MetalMatters programme, with help from compliance scheme Ecosurety.

Unite members working at Sellafield nuclear reprocessing facility are to be balloted on future strike action following a 1.5 per cent pay offer, some way below the rate of inflation.

A round-up of the more quirky stories from the world of waste and resources.

As China cracks down on imports of foreign waste, what impact could this policy shift have on the UK recycling sector?

William McPherson, Projects Director at Re-tek gives an update on the latest developments in the WEEE recycling and reuse sector.

Industry members give their thoughts on whether the existing PRN system needs reform following Brexit.

How could increase food waste collections help to boost the anaerobic digestion sector?