The United Nations has launched a global campaign, #CleanSeas, to eliminate the major sources of marine litter by 2022, calling on governments, industry and consumers to take action.

Falkirk Council’s ‎Ross Fenwick and Robin Baird say that now is the time to challenge recycling behaviour and take a step towards the sustainable world we keep talking about.

Former WRAP CEO Liz Goodwin has been chosen to lead delivery of Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s recycling and circular goals as Chair of the London Waste and Recycling Board.

Younger generations are increasingly adopting a more ‘live to eat’ attitude towards food, with the cavalier approach making it harder to control levels of food waste, a Sainsbury’s report has found.

National anti-litter charity Keep Britain Tidy is campaigning to boost awareness of littering by bringing back well-known symbol, the Tidyman, sporting a new, updated look.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a Veolia community fund for London, a change of name for ACR+ and a new MRF in Leeds.

Bolton Council is hailing the ‘great success’ of its introduction of slim bin, beating savings targets three months early, but fire chiefs have suggested the containers could be playing a part in increasing arson of ‘loose refuse’.

Novel materials like bioplastics and carbon fibre could be key to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy envisioned in the government’s industrial strategy, according to environmental think tank Green Alliance.

Construction businesses in Scotland are being offered free waste prevention support from Resource Efficient Scotland’s advice and support programme.

The European Commission’s roadmap for an EU strategy on plastics in the circular economy does not get to the root of the plastics problem, according to a coalition of environmental groups.