An international voluntary agreement that aims to make better use of secondary resources was signed by representatives from France, Flanders, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom last week

A second reading to Parliament of the Food Waste (Reduction) Bill has again been postponed after the Friday sitting of the House of Commons failed to reach it on the agenda.

A task force will be established to raise awareness of the benefits of the circular economy throughout the Welsh supply chain, says Welsh Minister for Natural Resources Carl Sargeant.

The government will work to simplify and improve the definition of waste, as well as permitting for different types of waste and Environment Agency inspections, after a Cutting Red Tape review.

The government has launched the controversial sale process for the Green Investment Bank, inviting investors to purchase existing government shares and provide additional capital.

Marcus Gover, Director at WRAP, shares his vision of an England where householders know exactly what goes ‘in’ recycling bins and what stays ‘out’.

Exports of refuse-derived fuel from England and Wales grew by over half a million tonnes in 2015, according to the RDF Industry Group.

The Resource Association is amongst the organisations warning that progress made on environmental issues would be lost should the UK decide to leave the European Union.

Defra has been roundly criticised after its newly-published five-year plan virtually ignored the waste and resources sector.

Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has pledged to cut food waste in Scotland by a third by 2025, as part of Scotland’s new circular economy strategy, ‘Making Things Last’.