Litter

Environmental charity Hubbub charity presents its ‘Catch of the Day’ to Londoners with a twist, replacing fish with plastic found swimming in the Thames.

Free skips in every ward and free bulky waste collections are one of a number of options being considered by Walsall Council as incidents of fly-tipping in the local authority continue to rise.

In the fight against single-use plastic, the Mayor of London and the #OneLess campaign are adding fuel the Refill revolution by introducing new drinking water fountains across London.

45 containers of waste are being sent back to the UK after being intercepted by officials, while three firms are under criminal investigation amid reports of involvement with the ‘trash mafia’.

FCC Environment are promoting the benefits of electric refuse collection vehicles, which include energy savings of up to 60 per cent over conventional vehicles.

The Quality Recognition Award winners were announced at the association’s Annual Lecture in London. 

Resource takes a look at some of the initiatives UK festivals are pushing this year in a bid to tackle the huge amounts of waste created by summer events annually. 

Leeds could soon be leading the way in ‘on-the-go’ recycling as it takes part in a new campaign with Hubbub to reduce litter and improve waste collection in the city centre.

From marine litter and the UK Plastics Pact to China’s waste ban and the future of waste and resources strategy, here are some of our key moments from a busy two days of discussion and debate at CIWM’s Resourcing the Future conference.