Argentine recycling

24-02-2010
Jeff Cooper, of the International Solid Waste Association, learns about the recycling and waste situation in Argentina

The Solena and BA bio-jet fuel project

16-02-2010
Finding a site is a challenge for the Solena waste to fuel project in London.

MVV looks to secure first UK win

09-02-2010
German firm considers all-round approach will suit UK

Hilary Benn outlines landfill ban rationale and waste policy

26-01-2010
An exclusive interview with letsrecycle.com.

The revised Waste Framework Directive

24-12-2009
A report examining the implications of new rules governing waste across Europe

The Copenhagen climate and waste conference

10-12-2009
The waste sector has made achievements in cutting greenhouse gases.

Future progress

03-12-2009
Ian Goodfellow, who is to succeed Malcolm Ward as chair of the ESA, talks about the future for waste

EfW in the UK and modernisation in Portugal

25-11-2009
Developments in Portugal, the UK and Flanders featured in the ISWA annual meeting.

The future for waste to energy in Europe

05-11-2009
Jeff Cooper examines energy recovery in the UK and Europe

Performance on the up

18-09-2009
Recycling and waste minimisation initiatives are proving successful, says APSE

Bettison bids farewell to LGA environment board

01-09-2009
Outgoing chair credits role played by householders in increasing recycling but laments not securing landfill tax repayments

The future of recycling in East London

21-08-2009
Textile recycling and materials recycling facilities ...

Ten years of the Landfill Directive

07-08-2009
Liz Parkes, head of waste and resource management at the Environment Agency, looks back on a decade of waste management under the Landfill Directive, and forward to the challenges that remain.

South Korea looks at climate change

17-07-2009
Greenhouse gas and waste to energy are on the agenda

Inside the UK’s largest newsprint mill

08-06-2009
How UPM Shotton is working towards sustainability

Waste treatment in megacities

28-05-2009
How waste treatment works in the Brazilian megacity of Sao Paulo

Learning from the Viennese

08-05-2009
How Austria is working to cut waste and boost recycling

Recycling a priority for European plastics sector

24-04-2009
Key figures in industry gather at Identiplast 2009

Delight at Greater Manchester PFI deal close

16-04-2009
Key figures in 3.8bn deal look to the future

Cashflow and waste-to-energy

23-03-2009
The economic downturn and its impact on waste planning and EfW

Report: The 2009 International Hazardous Waste Congress (part 1)

04-02-2009
Waste expert, Jeff Cooper, shares his experience of the International Congress on the Management of Hazardous Waste in Colombia

Report: The 2009 International Hazardous Waste Congress (part 2)

04-02-2009
Jeff Cooper reports on Switzerland and Spain at the International Hazardous Waste Congress

Singapore – towards a Zero Waste System?

22-12-2008
International recycling expert, Jeff Cooper, visits Singapore to find out how the country is looking to implement 'zero waste''

Recycling and recovery in Sweden (part 1)

05-11-2008
World-renowned international recycling expert, Jeff Cooper, takes a look at the latest developments in Sweden

Recycling and recovery in Sweden (part 2)

05-11-2008
In part two of our special report on recycling and waste in Sweden, Jeff Cooper visits a WEEE recycling facility and a biogas plant

Waste charging and householders - the Vermont Way

01-06-2008
A special report from the US by Mike Walker, former director of policy for the UK's Environmental Services Association

The AD brigade

27-11-2007
Emily Ross considers the viability of using anaerobic digestion to treat food waste, why it has become a Government favourite and how the future for the technology is likely to pan out.

Biodegradeable bags - are they the key to food waste collections?

15-10-2007
Emily Ross looks into the issues surrounding introducing biodegradeable bags as part of food waste collections.

The world of consultancy

07-09-2007
Emily Ross investigates whether consultants always live up to expectations

New Technologies - where are we now?

09-08-2007
Emily Ross speaks to Dave Brooks about the New Technologies Demonstrator Programme, shortly before he steps down as head of new technologies at the Waste Implementation Programme.

Profile: Kay Twitchen, Essex county councilor

31-07-2007
Emily Ross speaks to respected county councillor and self confessed workaholic, Cllr Kay Twitchen about her career path and her priorities for waste and recycling in 2007.

Profile: Dr Richard Swannell, WRAP's director of organics

04-07-2007
Emily Ross speaks to Dr Swannell about his career progression and his priorities for WRAP's organics team over the next six months.

Mixed Blessings for the Future of Glass Recycling

29-06-2007
Glass collection firm Recresco is building on the success of its Ellesmere Port colour-sorting facility

An uncertain future: standards for recovered paper

22-09-2006
The paper industry is troubled. Unless clear guidance is given to local authorities and the waste management industry there is a tangible fear that the quality of recovered paper will begin to deterio...

An infinite supply? the debate on incineration

30-08-2006
While a number of local authorities have steered away from incineration, many have recognised that it can provide an effective solution for handling a substantial percentage of municipal waste. Emily ...

Seeking illumination: pre-treatment for non haz waste

25-08-2006
The new pre-treatment requirement for non-hazardous waste is imminent but how good an understanding actually exists in the industry as to what need to be done? Emily Ross investigates.

Putting customer care into recycling

07-09-2005
Severnside Recycling has developed a state-of-the-art customer care centre to provide a quality service to its wide range of customers. Steve Eminton reports.

The Big Recycle case studies

23-06-2005
The Big Recycle was held for the first time in 2004 and the organisers have given details of three of the many successful local authority projects which were inspired by the campaign. Here we report o...

What next for WEEE retail compliance?

02-06-2005
Following the government's approval of the British Retail Consortium's retail compliance scheme for WEEE, Adam Hooker spoke to the BRC's Nigel Smith about the next steps.

14-03-2005
Novelis Recycling national manager Rick Hindley talks to James Cartledge about the company's important work to increase the collection of aluminium cans for recycling.

Growing business: the challenges facing the Composting Association 10 years on

10-12-2004
Chief executive of the Composting Association, Dr Jane Gilbert, talks to Claudia Cahalane about the main issues for the sector in 2005 and says there may well be difficulty putting to land all the low...

The way forward for steel packaging recycling in UK

07-12-2004
Claudia Cahalane talks to John May about his ambitions for maximising the amount of steel packaging recycling in the UK.

Profits warning: why Germany's Green Dot is selling up

25-11-2004
Germany's Duales System Deutschland is reaching packaging waste recycling rates above 70%, but a move away from its not-for-profit status could bring fresh challenges ahead. James Cartledge looks int...

Household waste recycling in Leipzig

25-11-2004
The city of Leipzig, in the Saxony region of eastern Germany, was the starting point for the popular uprising against the socialist state back in November 1989. Since then, the city has been one of t...

Emission: impossible for UK glass reprocessors?

26-08-2004
Andy Hartley, director of strategy and communications at the glass industry's trade confederation British Glass, talks to James Cartledge about the impact of major new environmental controls.

Abibiti-Consolidated prepares for continuing growth in the UK

30-07-2004
A name change for Cheshire Recycling sees Abitibi marking Europe out as an area for development which could include expansion in papermaking.

New era for "producer responsibility" scheme Valpak

08-03-2004
Valpak's new chief executive, Steve Gough, talks to letsrecycle.com about diversifying from its origins as the UK's largest packaging waste compliance scheme into a producer responsibility compliance...

Green waste service boosts Hillingdon's drive to be number one

07-07-2003
The London Borough of Hillingdon is determined to move up the league table of recycling in London. The council is proud of the performance of its in-house service which provides a range of kerbside s...