The Bureau of International Recycling is working to establish the World Council of Recycling Associations to improve communication and cooperation between national bodies.

The REA and LARAC have resolved their differences and jointly called for industry and local authority collaboration in the search for improved government policy around food waste collections.

WasteAid UK, a charity helping to establish waste management processes in developing countries, has won a National Energy Globe Award for its work in The Gambia.

Salford City Council is to pilot three-weekly residual waste collections next month, becoming the third local authority in Greater Manchester to reduce the frequency of bin collections in search of reduced disposal rates.

Four South Yorkshire councils are consulting on a joint waste strategy to aid the growth of the Northern Powerhouse.

Members of the UK public are being asked to spend two minutes picking litter from a beach, mountain, river or woods as part of the first national #2minutebeachclean Day.

Fife Council is seeking the views of residents who have taken part in its four-weekly residual waste collection trial, after reporting increased recycling and low contamination.

A framework aiming to provide businesses and governments with a consistent and reliable method of measuring and identifying food waste has been launched by a global partnership.

The EAC could seek a ban on microbeads being used in cosmetics if companies do not take action themselves, after a briefing summarised research into the environmental impact of pollutant microplastics.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a charity recycling scheme in Northern Ireland, new waste-derived fuels and work on a landfill nature reserve.