Scotland’s Environment Secretary has launched a social media campaign to promote the repair, reuse and remanufacturing of goods to kick-start the circular economy.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched the second phase of its ‘kite mark’ accreditation, aiming to improve health and safety standards.

Global paints and chemicals company AkzoNobel has called on the UK government to standardise waste management infrastructure to facilitate the creation of a ‘closed-loop’ system for recycling unused paints.

Merseyside Police is seeking information, after members of a Biffa street cleansing team in Birkenhead were repeatedly fired upon by two youths with ball-bearing guns.

Four Welsh councils have been spared fines imposed by the Welsh Government for failing to hit recycling targets, after successfully demonstrating that they intend to improve their performance.

Environmental charity Hubbub has launched ‘Neat Streets’, a project in London to find the most effective ways of combating littering and bringing about behaviour change.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Croydon Council, ERP UK, DS Envrionmental, EMR, and enitial.

Sustainable consumption and production is the theme of World Environment Day 2015 (5 June), organised by the United Nations Environment Programme.

World Child Cancer CEO will take on the same role at environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy in August.

Construction has begun on a new aggregate manufacturing facility near Bristol that claims to produce the ‘world’s first carbon negative aggregate’.