A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including FCC Environment, Viridor, and Resource event.

Zero Waste Scotland and The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce are to host circular economy workshops in February.

The Advisory Committee on Packaging has announced its new members, which include Jonathan Short of ECO Plastics and Rick Hindley of Alupro.

Northern Ireland has extended its five-pence carrier bag charge to include all new ‘cheap’ carrier bags, including reusable ones.

New appointments have been made at the European Recovered Paper Council, Ricardo-AEA, and Cromwell Polythene.

Zero Waste Scotland has released a report highlighting how Scotland can ‘capitalise on the industrial and economic opportunities of a more circular economy’.

Rachelle Strauss, blogger at MyZeroWaste.com, comes top of Resource’s Hot 100 list after being voted as the ‘brightest spark’ of the waste and resources industry.

Resource Association Chairman and Board member Jonathan Short steps down to ‘focus on existing business interests’.

Businesses are being urged to apply to the £3.8-million Scottish Recycling Fund to further reprocessing, repair, and remanufacturing work.

The UK needs a partnership approach to implementing a national plan to combat litter, delegates tell the Communities and Local Government Committee’s litter inquiry.