The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has published advice on the impact on health of emissions from landfill sites. The advice is in the form of a review that encompasses the results of a number of epidemiological studies, detailed monitoring results from a major project funded by the Environment Agency.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have released statistics of the waste collected and managed by local authorities in England.
A man prosecuted for repeatedly leaving his recycling out on the wrong day and blighting his neighbourhood has failed in his appeal to have his prosecution overturned.
The amount of waste from Scottish homes and businesses being landfilled has dropped by almost 36% in the past five years, with the amount of waste generated falling and waste recycling increasing.
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