Politicians have hailed the ‘landmark global agreement’ reached in Paris at COP21 on Saturday, while environmental and social justice groups criticised its voluntary nature and the lack of a clear pathway to emission reduction.

Expansion of the circular economy could create more than 40,000 jobs in London by 2030 and simultaneously drive resource efficiency, according to a new report.

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.

Work has begun on a first-ever national litter strategy that ‘will put in place a coherent clean-up plan for England’, the government has announced.

The National Assembly of Wales will debate tomorrow on the possibility of a deposit-return scheme, weeks after the Welsh Conservatives announced that a Conservative government would introduce a pilot system.

Officers from Natural Resources Wales are conducting an investigation at a Newport wood recycling facility where a fire broke out over the weekend.

The Environmental Services Association has expressed its ‘deep concern’ for the future of the Landfill Communities Fund following changes set out in last week’s Spending Review.

To say a lot of water has passed under the bridge since my last notes for Resource magazine would be an understatement. Not least of the changes in recent months was the election in May of a majority Conservative government that appeared to take everyone (apart from the Conservative Party) by surprise.

Hadfield Wood Recyclers has begun accepting waste wood at its Manchester and Middlesbrough sites after closing its gates to customers four months ago to avoid Environment Agency enforcement.

In 2014/15, waste generation in England increased by 800,000 tonnes while the household waste recycling rate crept up to 44.7 per cent, according to data released by Defra today.