A tax will be placed on the manufacture and import of plastic packaging containing less than 30 per cent recycled plastic, the Treasury’s Autumn Statement has revealed, though a coffee cup levy will not be introduced.

A new device will be fitted on waste collection vehicles in Westminster as designers promise it will reduce harmful emissions by 99 per cent.

Two workshops on food waste at the 2018 LARAC conference showed UK anaerobic digestion operator Biogen that there is will from residents to get on board with food waste recycling.

Plastics in Swindon could be redirected away from kerbside recycling schemes and into incineration, as part of a plan to save money and ensure the council knows where its waste is ending up.

Sunderland City Council has launched a new partnership with container manufacturer and waste solutions provider Egbert Taylor to tackle seafront plastic waste.

Alupro discusses the importance of effective communications for local authorities.

A new fleet of waste and recycling vehicles has been successfully introduced in hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council following the start of a new vehicle hire contract with Specialist Fleet Services.

A new report from the Environment Agency shows that 93 per cent of the businesses it regulated in 2017/18 showed good compliance with their environmental permits, while non-compliant businesses faced record fines.

Hubbub has launched a new campaign, Leeds By Example, to trial new ways to improve rates of recycling for people on the move.

The North London Waste Authority has announced that funding for the construction of its new energy recovery facility will come from direct public borrowing, in a move to provide clarity to companies bidding for the construction of the new plant.