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Construction contractors and clients, waste management companies, planners and other interested parties are being invited to take part in the UK‘‘s largest ever construction waste measurement project. This Defra-funded project – being carried out by BRE – will measure waste in a consistent and systematic way, from a range of …

New approach to collecting organic waste could revolutionise kerbside collections The UK‘‘s biggest ever study into composting practices has reported its findings. The Integrated Composting programme (ICP) is a series of seven projects, analysing different aspects of the composting chain including: methods of collecting organic waste, setting up different types …

France has launched a program to make its citizens more aware of the mountains of household waste they produce each year and to catch up with neighboring countries in terms of recycling habits. Japan Today (an unusual source for information on France) reports that each French person now throws out, …

The Competition Authority has published the results of its investigation into allegations of breaches of competition law in household waste collection services. While The Competition Authority did not find any breach of competition law, the Authority does believe that the market for household waste collection is not working well for …