The EEB, Aldersgate Group, and Der Groene Zaak have written to MEPs urging them to vote in favour of a draft report on the European circular economy next week.

HSE figures show that the waste and recycling industry is one of the UK's most dangerous sectors.

Rochdale council agrees to switch from alternate weekly collections of residual waste and recycling to three-weekly collections, in a bid to increase recycling and save money.

A new report by the Green Alliance identifies the advantages of switching to circular business models to deliver risk-adjusted returns.

The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association has taken its first steps as an association by officially launching its website and requesting a meeting with Resource Minister Rory Stewart.

Zero Waste Scotland is offering third-sector organisations grants of up to £1,800 to train staff in repair and upcycling skills.

A new EU-wide campaign is calling on the European Commission to include an obligation in its revised Circular Economy Package for supermarkets to donate their unsold food to charity.

Scotland’s Zero Waste Taskforce will release a household recycling charter in summer to make collections ‘more consistent’.

A new Imperial College London report, commissioned by Veolia, claims that a circular economy could create 175,000 jobs and boost GDP by 1.8 per cent in the UK.

FareShare South West and Create UK Ltd are amongst the winners of the second funding round of Defra's Innovation in Waste Prevention Fund.