Emma Howard Boyd has been confirmed as the new Chair of the Environment Agency after she was approved by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee.

A new report from the Welsh Government has found that enhancing recycling in Wales could potentially save 86,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

More than £9 billion could be added to the UK economy through the integration of circular economy principles into industrial strategy, says waste management company SUEZ.

The resources industry has welcomed the publication of a plan to introduce more consistent recycling across England in an attempt to increase participation and decrease contamination of kerbside recycling services.

Every home in England could be able to recycle the same materials from 2025 as the government and waste industry seek to address confusion, contamination and stagnating recycling rates.

Waste Minister Therese Coffey says that the government’s environmental policy following Brexit will be “focused on outcomes” and that certain elements of the Circular Economy Package could end in “perverse” results.

Eight out of 10 British adults say they recycle all or the vast majority of the waste they know to be recyclable in their homes, despite the UK’s recycling rate flatlining at 45 per cent.

97 per cent of businesses think they are fulfilling their legal waste obligations, despite the fact that nearly half are risking prosecution through non-compliance, a survey of SMEs has found.

A project to help smaller businesses to enter the circular economy and develop more sustainable and profitable business operations has kicked off in Wales.

Simon Hann introduces Eunomia’s fourth Local Authority Recycling Carbon Index, examining one of recycling’s key achievements: carbon reduction