AkzoNobel and the Community RePaint network have launched the first UK manufacturing hub for social reuse in Cambridgeshire.

Moray Council’s resource management team has become the first in Scotland to sign up to a national commitment to prioritise health and safety, managed by Zero Waste Scotland.

Lee Marshall, Chief Executive Officer of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), gives a resident’s eye view of a three-weekly collection system.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new MRF, a recycling initiative to help the homeless, a zero waste map and a waste time capsule.

Existing finance of €24 billion will be extended to support circular economy projects and the realisation of EU climate goals, the European Commission announced yesterday.

Tesco has reported a 78 per cent reduction in the amount of carrier bags used in English stores since the implementation of the carrier bag charge on 5 October.

The Plastics Recycling Show Europe has been rescheduled for March after last month’s heightened threat level in Brussels forced organisers to postpone [http://resource.co/article/prs-postponed-after-brussels-warning-10660] the event.

A voluntary framework for consistent recycling systems across Scotland has today been announced by the Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.

Quality must not be compromised as demand for increased recycling grows, warns a new report published by packaging company DS Smith today (9 December).

Recycle Now is encouraging consumers to recycle the 290,000 tonnes of card packaging that will be used in the UK this Christmas, with six festive recycling tips.