Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Waste Less, Live More week will begin on Monday, with a focus on being ‘resourceful’.

To move towards a more circular economy for biowaste, the full value chain of biowastes and biotreatments needs to be recognised, says the ESA.

Communities and organisations in Northern Ireland are being urged to apply for funding raised from the carrier bag levy for environmental projects.

EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik calls on European Parliament to back a target for resource productivity for 2030.

A round up of waste and recycling news from the week, including Zero Waste Week, recycling on the go bins and Biffa uniforms.

Voluntary sector organisations in Northern Ireland can apply for funding of up to £50,000 for recycling projects.

Carrier Bag Levy statistics for Northern Ireland show that the charge has reduced carrier bag use by 71.8 per cent.

Sixty per cent of Banbridge District Council residents are to receive monthly residual waste collections.

Flat managers in Oxford may be penalised if they fail to provide ‘at least’ the same number of recycling bins as waste bins.

The Scottish Government has launched a marine litter strategy to reduce the amount of waste littered at sea and on coastlines.