The Environmental Services Association has called for ‘smarter’ measures of recycling progress to replace the current weight-based metrics in a new report released on Monday (20 August).

HM Treasury has revealed that its call for evidence on how the tax system could be used to reduce plastic waste has received overwhelming public support from individuals, businesses and campaign groups alike.

A new report from the London Assembly Environment Committee shines a light on the damage caused by ‘unflushables’

This second round of funding builds on the government’s Litter Strategy for England and seeks innovative solutions to tackle littering.

45 containers of waste are being sent back to the UK after being intercepted by officials, while three firms are under criminal investigation amid reports of involvement with the ‘trash mafia’.

The group, made up of representatives from the ESA, CIWM and UROC, has set out its recommendations for the government in advance of the publication of its Resources and Waste Strategy.

Waitrose and John Lewis will be running trucks on renewable fuels this autumn as part of an OLEV-funded trial to see how using biomethane compressed natural gas can help to cut the UK’s transport emissions.

MPs in the Environmental Audit Committee say the oversight body should have legal powers to hold the government to account on the goals set out in its 25 Year Environment Plan.

The average fine against a company has risen from £23,731 in 2013/14 to £147,575 in 2017/18.

A report from the National Audit Office has called the UK’s packaging recycling rates into question, warning that fraud and error in the PRN system are not being properly monitored by Defra and the Environment Agency.