CIWM have released a Resource Productivity Manifesto calling on all political parties to commit to resource productivity measures in their manifestos ahead of June’s general election.

A new organisation has been created to manage single-tier waste services across four Surrey councils, with the potential for more councils to join in the future.

Associated Waste Management has been named as the preferred bidder for Bradford Council’s new 12-year waste treatment contract, with a ‘significant portion’ of the waste collected annually going to SSE’s Ferrybridge facility.

London could look into a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles for the capital, after a report found that the troublesome products make up 10 per cent of all litter in the Thames.

Introducing a deposit-return scheme for plastic bottles in the UK would damage the efficiency of council collections and require a new collection infrastructure to be introduced, according to LARAC.

The UK’s planning authorities must be more flexible towards the waste sector if the benefits of a circular economy are to be realised, according to the ESA.

Recycling rates in East Devon have immediately increased by as much as 15 per cent, following the introduction of a three-weekly bin collection, findings suggest.

North London Waste Authority has responded to government’s draft industrial strategy, pointing out that it makes no mention of waste, the circular economy or society’s need to manage physical resources better.

Yorwaste has entered into a partnership with North Yorkshire County Council to manage the council’s 20 household waste recycling centres (HWRCs).

Workers in the City of London are being urged to use brand new coffee cup recycling points springing up across the area as Hubbub’s ‘Square Mile Challenge’ aims to recycle half a million cups in April.