An international voluntary agreement that aims to make better use of secondary resources was signed by representatives from France, Flanders, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom last week

The London Assembly’s Environment Committee has joined calls for the next Mayor of London to standardise municipal waste collections, outlining it as a key measure in mitigating the city’s rapid growth.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a form of bioconversion that could be used to convert waste gases to biodiesel for transportation.

The Scottish Institute for Remanufacture has awarded a total of £238,360 to nine companies, with the aim of furthering a circular economy.

A new macro-economy study has found that the bioconomy in Europe employs 18.3 million people and has a turnover of €2.1 trillion, with bio-based industries responsible for almost 30 per cent.

The recycling rate of textiles in the UK fell by four per cent in 2014/15, due to rising consumption and a falling market for used textiles, according to a new analysis of the recovered UK textiles market.

In 2015, 521,609 tonnes of household WEEE was collected for recycling by Producer Compliance Schemes and their members, a six per cent increase from 2014, according to Environment Agency data.

A second reading to Parliament of the Food Waste (Reduction) Bill has again been postponed after the Friday sitting of the House of Commons failed to reach it on the agenda.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a Veolia HWRC contract, CDEnviro and a reuse shop in Suffolk.

London is to collaborate with Amsterdam and Copenhagen to develop practical projects that will accelerate the circular economy.