Circular sectors generated £37.33 in GVA per hour in 2021, nearly £5 more per hour than the Scottish average, according to new research.

The Environment Agency has secured a court order prohibiting anyone from importing waste to the site in Bickershaw.

AI technologies are transforming the way waste is processed. From AI-assisted route optimisation and sensor-led collections ...

New European Environment Agency briefing reviews over 130 studies and assesses potential emissions reductions from circular ...

UK energy from waste operator enfinium has rolled out ultrasonic leak detection sensors, also used on the International Space ...

New whole-of-government plan aims to raise Ireland’s circular material use rate to 12% by 2030 and reduce reliance on virgin ...

The EA has confirmed its enforcement budget has risen to £15.6 million and announced a suite of measures to tackle waste ...

New Defra statistics show councils in England dealt with 1.26 million fly-tipping incidents in 2024/25, up from 1.15 million the previous ...

Almost a quarter of English councils will not meet the government’s deadline for weekly food waste collections, according to a BBC investigation.

Two individuals have been arrested in Penzance, Cornwall, as part of a joint investigation by the Environment Agency and Devon and Cornwall Police into suspected waste packaging fraud and money ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have demonstrated a microbial process that uses waste bread to generate hydrogen for industrial hydrogenation, potentially reducing reliance on fossil fuels ...

Recycling rates for aluminium cans reached 76.3% in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland in 2023, according to a new report.