The National Environment Agency and the Environment and Water Industry Development council (EWI) for Singapore has granted a fund of $4.8 million to five waste management projects under the Environment Technology Research Programme (ETRP).

A steady increase in the numbers of multi-unit developments (MUDs) in Melbourne, Victoria, has led to the issuing of a guide to best practice in dealing with waste in these buildings.

In light of its findings that waste law is not being properly implemented in many European member states, the European Commission has released a study as part of a series of measures taken to improve the situation.

The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has announced a senior representative of the Scottish government will join its board as a non-executive director.

The Chinese province of Heilongjiang has announced plans it will develop its economy while ensuring environmental protection is its top priority.

The co-operation between Chinese MOFCOM and Norwegian MFA on the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous and Industrial Wastes in Cement Kilns in China project has been extended for another two to three years.

Waste Management Inc has acquired City Wide Recycling LLC, a company that recycles construction and demolition waste in Milwaukee, Wisconson.

Prior to the UN COP15 conference on climate change, the International Solid Waste Association released a report, following its own summit on waste and climate change