A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Clean Britain Awards, Christmas jumper upcycling and electrical appliance reuse.

A new infographic detailing the possibilities for recycling used electrical items seeks to encourage consumers to stop dumping old products.

Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is investigating food waste in the UK for Hugh’s War on Waste, a BBC documentary series that began last night.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Ultra Biofuel lorries, franchising of recycling centre shops and Scottish funding for convenient stores.

The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) has launched a new Product Weight Protocol (PWP) for reuse organisations.

Researchers at the University of Bologna have developed a system to harness the chemicals in grape waste from the winemaking process.

Three new reduction, recycling and reuse programmes were launched by WRAP Cymru yesterday (22 October) after a £9.5 million Welsh Government investment.

Landfill waste in Northern Ireland has fallen, but its recycling rate has also fallen slightly, according to a report published today (22 October).

New CIWM President Professor Jim Baird has outlined the focus on data harmonisation and the circular economy at his inauguration.

The amount of carrier bags used by major retailers in Scotland has dropped by 650 million since a five-pence charge was introduced a year ago, the Scottish Government has announced.