Zero Waste Scotland has launched a £90,000 capital grant fund to enable materials recovery facility operators to purchase testing equipment.

A round up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including Recolight, Remondis UK, and Hadfield Wood Recyclers.

A five pence charge for single-use carrier bags has come into force in Scotland this week, in a bid to reduce litter.

Investment company One51 has consolidated seven of its acquired plastic businesses into one brand, the OnePlastics Group.

Food retailer The Co-operative Food has launched in-store branding reminding customers about the upcoming Scottish carrier bag charge.

Fashion chain Superdry signs up to Scotland’s Carrier Bag Commitment, two weeks ahead of the implementation of the bag charge.

The Deputy Chairman of ECO Plastics, Jonathan Short, outlines why he supports the EC's Circular Economy package.

The first reporting period of the Materials Facility Regulations, which requires operators to sample incoming and outgoing streams, has begun today.

Dr Helmut Maurer from the EC Directorate General for Environment has suggested that resource policy should be kept separate from waste.

The Scottish Government has launched an awareness campaign to prepare shoppers for the country’s upcoming carrier bag charge.