Egbert Taylor Group, which owns bin manufacturer Taylor and skip producer Sellers, has announced a ‘strategic partnership’ with cloud-connected waste and recycling system creator Bigbelly Inc.

Researchers at the University of Bologna have developed a system to harness the chemicals in grape waste from the winemaking process.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including clothing reuse, Novelis appointment and car clubs.

A UK bioplastics sector could add £2 billion to the economy just through packaging with a proper legislative framework, says a new report.

Google has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to develop sustainable practices within the company and web industry.

The Polymark Consortium has developed a prototype chemical marker that can be added to food-contact PET and improve its sorting from mixed waste streams, according to an interim project report.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has pulled the final round of its Innovation in Waste Prevention Fund for England, due to a lack of likely ‘new to the world’ ideas.

The ADMIT BioSuccInnovate Consortium is to assess how agricultural waste products can be used to make biodegradable packaging.

RWM, the exhibition for recycling and waste management, takes place in Birmingham next week, and will this year focus on innovation and insight on circular economy ambitions.

High street retailer H&M has launched its inaugural Global Change Award, offering €1 million of funding to five innovative ideas addressing the issue of sustainability in fashion.