Local government entities are under serious financial pressure, and procurement is tasked with helping to reduce spend.
Greater Manchester has improved its recycling rates to over 50 per cent by making improvements at household waste recycling centres
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE) is a specialist part of the waste and recycling system
Bin collection is, by nature, quite a dirty task. However, councils around the country have been working on making collections cleaner by using electric vehicles
All local authorities are struggling with rising costs at the moment and savings need to be found. On top of this, many people still do not recycle as much as they could. With recent bad weather also affecting bin collections, is there a way to make bin collections more efficient?
Dyl Kurpil, managing director, District Enforcement explains how the latest technology provides both a proven deterrent to fly-tipping and improved evidence to ensure offenders are identified and fined
We need to think seriously about how we 'build back better' in a way that tackles a potentially more catastrophic global crisis - climate change
Lee Marshall looks at why lockdown provided an opportunity as much as a challenge for those in the waste management sector
Government Business talks to Hannah Blythyn about the 2020 ban on single use plastics in Wales and ambitions for zero waste by 2050
Iain Gulland explains why we need to celebrate and support our binmen and binwomen in their vital role as resource managers on the frontline
Richard McIlwain explores the impact that such a Deposit Return Scheme could make on the litter than pollutes our country
Lee Marshall looks at how local authorities are quantifying the impact of emerging waste policy upon recycling and waste management services
Iain Gulland explains why Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme will aid the fight against climate change by encouraging better recycling
Iain Gulland outlines how the agency is helping Scottish councils to reduce food waste and recycle more where food waste is unavoidable
The Government’s landmark Resources and Waste strategy needs continued ambition to ensure success, says Maddy Haughton-Boakes
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