The ‘pay as you throw’ model to household waste recycling has never taken off in the UK, but since its introduction in Guernsey, could it be one step closer to the mainland. Will Simpson reports.

Sheffield is trialling innovative electric bin lorries powered by the city’s waste in a bid to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions.

Angus Council has acquired a new green waste shredder from CRJ Services that allows the council to shred almost three times more green waste as previously.

Ashford Borough Council in Kent has launched a new campaign to tackle the increase of incorrect items entering the recycling stream.

Three Scottish councils have awarded a contract to ACCIONA and Indaver for the development of a joint energy-from-waste facility in the northeast of the country.

A Manchester couple pleaded guilty at Stockport Magistrates Court for failing to dispose of waste correctly and have been fined over £1,300.

350,000 households in Northern Ireland could see a new ‘Wheelie Box’ recycling system in place within five years, Bryson Recycling has predicted.

Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council appear to be seeking an end to their waste treatment contract with Resource Recovery Solutions as the company has failed to deliver on its management of the controversial Sinfin incinerator.

Rick Hindley, Executive Director of Alupro, the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation, gets his teeth into the issues surrounding deposit return schemes and their impact on aluminium can recycling.

Defra’s response to the resources and waste consultations confirm that big changes will be on the cards for 2023, with a deposit return scheme, extended producer responsibility regime and consistency of collections all proposed for introduction by then.