Certain retailers will begin charging shoppers in England a minimum of five pence for single-use carrier bags today.

The American food industry has backed the US government’s first food waste target, in which it called for a 50 per cent reduction by 2030.

The Furniture Industry Research Association has launched a consultation on measures needed to develop a circular economy approach to furniture.

More than 13,000 jobs could be created in Northern Ireland by 2030 if the country moved to a ‘bolder, transformative’ circular economy, according to a report released today.

A study by the nova-Institute has concluded that natural products such as apricot kernels, beeswax and bio-based and biodegradable polymers could replace microplastics in cosmetics.

The Scottish Resources Conference, to be held next week, will seek to address the dual issues of food waste and the circular economy in Scotland.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new community reuse hub, Taylor's new bin reward scheme and a skull found in a HWRC.

Cheltenham Council has reinstated weekly bin collections in some areas after residents complained about the overspill of waste.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has pulled the final round of its Innovation in Waste Prevention Fund for England, due to a lack of likely ‘new to the world’ ideas.

Fife Council has become the first local authority in Great Britain to introduce once-a-month bin collections, after beginning a nine-month trial in the town of Glenrothes this week.