A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including sustainable coffins, an award for the Winnow food waste meter, new bioplastic bags and an ocean waste-themed recycling forum.

More than 8,000 tonnes of rubbish was collected by nearly 800,000 volunteers during the Ocean Conservancy’s 2015 International Coastal Cleanup.

The median cost of sending waste to MRFs has increased by 316 per cent in the past year, according to the WRAP.

Local authority body LARAC has criticised REA and ESA reports into the future of the resources industry and says that more collaboration is needed to take the sector forward.

Overcapacity of residual waste treatment will exist across Northern Europe from 2026, according to the tenth issue of Eunomia Research & Consulting’s biannual ‘Residual Waste Infrastructure Review’.

Efforts to rid our oceans from plastic pollution should focus on cleaning up beaches rather than the sea itself, according to research carried out by Eunomia Research & Consulting.

A new ACR+ analysis of European pay-as-you-throw systems highlights their potential for reducing residual waste and increasing recycling.

Sainsbury’s is to test a new appliance aimed at preventing shoppers from buying food that they don’t need as part of its ‘Waste less, Save more’ initiative.

Viridor has signed a £700 million contract with the Clyde Valley Residual Waste Project, the first shared services contract for Scottish Councils, to divert the waste of five local authorities from landfill.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a Resource Efficient Scotland programme, unexploded World War II artefacts, Smurfit Kappa's redeveloped recycling depot network and a Resource Futures environmental workshop.