The Welsh Government and the county of Rhondda Cynon Taf have called on local businesses to come up with innovative new solutions to allow every part of the mattress to be recycled as part of a competition this winter.

The Environmental Audit Committee has called for the Treasury to take a long-term view of sustainability, after ‘riding roughshod’ over departments and cancelling environmental programmes at short notice.

Speaking to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Tristram Stuart have called for supermarkets to provide greater transparency on their food waste.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a school food waste initiative, smart bin success and an anti-littering poster.

Sustainability consultancy Resource Futures has announced that it has been certified as a B Corp, part of a global movement to put more emphasis on social and environmental responsibility in business.

Co-Leader of the Green Party has tabled an early day motion calling for the introduction of a bottle deposit return scheme (DRS) as part of the National Litter Strategy.

Five leading fashion brands and retailers have become the first to sign up to the European Clothing Action Plan, a Europe-wide strategy to reduce the carbon, water and waste footprints of the fashion industry.

REnescience Northwich, a facility using innovative enzyme technology to separate household waste from recyclable materials and generate energy at the same time, will open next year, Danish firm DONG Energy has announced.

The European Commission has promised action to make products more durable, repairable, and recyclable as a new study shows just how smart design can transform products.

Sainsbury’s has announced a further £1 million of funding for towns and cities across the UK as part of its Waste less, Save more initiative to fight food waste.