Waste management company Viridor and Kent County Council have renewed a dry mixed recycling contract worth £6.2 million for a further 12 months.

This year, Recycle Week 2020 (21-27 September) will celebrate the British public’s commitment to recycling during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, with research showing that nearly nine in ten households ‘regularly recycle’.

Glass recycling company Recresco has decided to invest in three more air separation systems, produced by Impact Air Systems.

Developing sustainable fabrics, boosting textile recycling and bringing textile manufacturing jobs back to the UK are some of the key recommendations put forward in a new parliamentary report compiled by behaviour change charity Hubbub on sustainable fashion.

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has announced that it will be partnering with the Circular Economy Club (CEC) to promote its circular economy certificate.

With Zero Waste Week 2020 currently ongoing (7-11 September), Resource spoke to Anna Pitt from Zero Waste Week about this year’s food waste theme and societal attitudes towards zero waste.

Research carried out by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) and its New Plastics Economy programme has found digital watermarks to be the most encouraging technology in the future of waste sorting.

Plastics recycling charity RECOUP has launched the RecyClassUK certification scheme to bring consistency to the rigid plastic packaging value chain

Coca-Cola European Partners has announced that it will be transitioning to bottles made from 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) in its Netherlands and Norway markets from the end of the year.

Resource spoke to Anna Queralt Fuentes, Engagement Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), about the newly released Circular Design Toolkit and the wider implications of circular design.