A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including Viridor landfill fire, Jayplas appointments, and Ed Davey cardboard cutouts.

The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has unveiled a new sustainability plan for the city, which includes zero waste to landfill by 2030 and a switch to co-mingled recycling.

The EC will launch the roadmap for its Circular Economy Package ‘within the next few weeks’, and consult on the topic ‘before summer’, according to Director-General for Environment Karl Falkenberg.

Bayer Material Science AG has been named as the winner of nova-Institute’s ‘Bio-Based Material of the Year’ award.

A new Zero Waste Scotland study has found that many people litter more than they admit, and are prepared to justify it in certain circumstances.

There have been fires at five waste sites in the past five days, including some at facilities run by SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT and Recycling Lives.

A round-up of news from the waste and resource industry, including frozen billboards and hydrogen cars.

A new trade association for the UK bioeconomy, the Biobased and Biodegradable Industries Association, will officially launch next month.

Unite union members working at Smurfit Kappa in Northampton begin 48-hour strike after two members were allegedly fired for confronting the company about contract issues.

Car manufacturer DeLorean is calling for Kickstarter donations to help fund the development of a waste-powered car.