In his latest commentary, Professor Frank Convery, Chairperson of Comhar, the Sustainable Development Council (SDC), argues that incineration should not have priority over landfill as a means of final disposal of household waste.

The Irish Times has reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking new powers to prosecute hotels, construction companies and other businesses which are not complying with voluntary waste prevention and management codes.

Safe disposal of solid radioactive waste is at the heart of guidance launched for consultation by the UK's Environment Agency.

New powers to slash the number of plastic shopping bags used in Scotland could be introduced, a government minister has revealed.

South Tipperary County Council was delighted with the success of the FÁS initiative in offering support to the county's Spring Clean campaign.

A Wicklow businessman has been fined €1m for putting the drinking water in Blessington at risk of contamination by illegally dumping dry industrial waste on a site there.

Getting chewing gum on your shoes could be a thing of the past if a new non-stick gum is a success.

The cost of needlessly wasted food to UK households is £10 billion a year - £2 billion higher than previously estimated - according to new research published by WRAP.

In the UK, three government Minsters will give evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's inquiry into waste reduction.

Thousands of discarded computers from western Europe and the US arrive in the ports of west Africa every day, ending up in massive toxic dumps where children burn and pull them apart to extract metals for cash.