Cracking contracts: getting the most from contracts and working agreements.

New guidelines published today will help regional authorities assess the potential for renewable and low-carbon energy in their area.

Some plastics marked as ‘degradable' might not be as environmentally-friendly as consumers think, according to new Defra-funded research.

Millions of tonnes of recycling is still being sent to landfill by businesses despite a multimillion pound Government campaign, according to spending watchdogs.

The "UK's largest" WEEE recycling facility, offering the capacity to reprocess up to 100,000 tonnes of waste electrical equipment a year, has been opened in Grantham, Lincolnshire by reprocessor environCom.

All local authorities (LA) are responsible for managing waste. These web pages are for people whose duty is to procure, manage and monitor waste management services.

Defra have commited to changing the law to allow councils to charge for both collection and disposal for schedule 2 wastes which include non-domestic properties such as hospitals, schools and prisons.

Dates for your diary:

Business and healthcare waste development seminars for community resource organisations based in the North West and Yorkshire & Humber regions of England.

Total municipal waste decreased by 1.0%. A decrease in total household waste was observed, 1.1%.