Interview

Wales has long drawn an envious gaze towards its excellent recycling and waste management performance, but what did it take to get there and what more is to be done? Resource talks to Jasper Roberts, Deputy Director of the Welsh Government’s Waste and Resource Efficiency Division, about Wales’ ambitions.

Leonie Butler meets up with Natalie Fee of City to Sea to talk plastic and direct action.

Charles Newman spoke to Wales's outgoing Environment Minister Lesley Griffiths about the country's continuing success in kerbside recycling.

Approved Food founder Dan Cluderay tells Resource how he’s turning would-be food waste back into a profit with his online clearance food and drink store. 

As he prepares to step down from his role at the head of CIWM, Steve Lee shares his thoughts on the state of the resources industry with Resource, and tells us where we need to go from here 

Nearly a year after the initial Circular Economy Package was withdrawn, the European Commission launched a revised proposal in December. Resource discussed the new package with European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella  

As one of the sector’s major organisations, WRAP works with businesses, government, and communities in an effort to bring about a circular economy. Charles Newman caught up with CEO Liz Goodwin to find out how it’s going

With Wales nearing the 60 per cent recycling mark, we wanted to know more about the secrets of the country’s success.  Charles Newman spoke to the man now managing Team Wales, Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant

Many of us are fully committed to the concept of zero waste, but few of us have done so much to make it a reality as Rachelle Strauss, blogger at MyZeroWaste.com. Resource catches up with Mrs Green herself to find out more

Walter R Stahel talks to Charles Newman about what the circular economy really means, and what we need to do to get there

Charles Newman catches up with documentary director and writer Candida Brady at the Parliamentary screening of TRASHED.

With the 2020 recycling targets creeping up on us, Charles Newman talks to Friends of the Earth’s Michael Warhurst about boosting recycling rates, reducing material use, and bringing about real change in how we view resources

As China cracks down on poor-quality recyclate from entering its borders, Charles Newman speaks to the head of Europe’s largest plastic bottle processing facility, Jonathan Short, about driving up quality

Gunter Pauli, author of The Blue Economy: 100 Years, 100 Innovations, 100 Million Jobs talks to Charles Newman about why we should be letting nature work for us

After six years heading up the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), Jennie Price has decided to turn her talents to shaping the country at Sport England. She reflects on her time at WRAP for Resource readers.

Physicist, environmental scientist, writer and Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Institute, Amory Lovins is renowned for his pioneering work in energy efficiency. Charles Newman spoke to him about his latest book, Reinventing Fire, and the business case for rethinking how we us

It’s rare that you get to do an interview where the subject feels free to speak his mind.

Food, glorious food. The problem is, we are still wasting far too much of it, even when we don’t prepare it ourselves. A new voluntary agreement to help combat avoidable waste in the hospitality sector is being implemented following a report published last year by WRAP.

In 2007, while travelling through Mali, Andy Pag had an epiphany. An overland expedition enthusiast and former journalist, Pag observed that the Malians were completely at the mercy of diesel prices and decided: “I didn’t want to carry on driving round the world exploring it

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a Minister for the Environment, the CEO of a major corporation or a third-sector campaigner? Wonder no more: Resource asked some of the industry’s top professionals to describe their jobs (and what it took to get them there). Here’s what the

Good waste policies are borne of a thorough understanding of all kinds of impacting factors. Founder and President of ACR+, Jean-Pierre Hannequart, explains the importance of keeping many plates in the air

Having watched his company grow in conjunction with the waste industry, Viridor’s Colin Drummond tells Resource what he believes is next on the resource agenda

Charles Newman caught up with SITA’s CEO David Palmer-Jones to discuss the company’s plans for the future

It's said that money makes the world go round, but many community waste enterprises are finding it difficult to come by finance. One initiative helping organisations buck this trend is Charity Bank