Food waste bin

With household food waste costing £17 billion a year and new legislation now in force, councils are turning to tech to tackle food waste

Bin man with lorry

GB takes a look at three councils' recent action to reduce emissions within the waste management sector by going green with their bin lorries

Waste.

Waste management facilities present a high fire risk and it is important that this is managed appropriately

More and more waste is beginning to be recycled correctly, both on a national and local level.

The previous government said recycling was confusing and announced plans to simplify collections across the country. However, Labour’s manifesto barely mentioned it. So where are we now?

Eight West Midlands-based local authorities have joined together to manage a local recycling plant, improving recycling and bringing down costs.

Daniel Coulon, director at the National Association of Wheeled Bin Washers sets out some of the solutions for bin cleaning.

Fly tipping, the illegal dumping of waste, can present serious environmental, health, and aesthetic challenges for local authorities and communities. Government Business takes a look at strategies local authorities can implement to prevent fly tipping.

Storage solutions are a critical aspect of waste management and are integral to collection, sorting, recycling and disposal.

Keep Britian Tidy has launched a new waste hierarchy to better engage the public about waste prevention.

Lee Marshall, policy and external affairs director at CIWM, explains some of the recent waste management headlines and what effect changes will have.

Scott Butler, executive director, Material Focus talks about the Electrical Recycling Fund and how it can make recycling easier.

Daniel Coulon, director of the National Association of Wheeled Bin washers explains whose responsibility bin cleaning is and what we can all do to keep them clean.

When it comes to waste management, many local authorities are looking for cleaner and more efficient ways to collect waste. Efficiency covers many aspects, including fuel consumption and emissions as well as how many bins can be emptied on one route. When it comes to fuel and emissions efficiency many local authorities have now made the switch to electric vehicles (EVs)

Old electronics present a huge problem to those in charge of managing waste. It is important that this waste is disposed of effectively and as sustainably as possible. However this can only be done if those disposing of the waste are willing and able to do so

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