A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new MRF, a recycling initiative to help the homeless, a zero waste map and a waste time capsule.

Members of the French Parliament have confrimed their support for food waste action after voting unanimously to adopt a bill requiring supermarkets to donate unused food to charity yesterday.

Existing finance of €24 billion will be extended to support circular economy projects and the realisation of EU climate goals, the European Commission announced yesterday.

Two Scottish designers have won the chance to create collections from discarded garments after a competition held by Zero Waste Scotland to promote the value of textile waste.

Recycle Now is encouraging consumers to recycle the 290,000 tonnes of card packaging that will be used in the UK this Christmas, with six festive recycling tips.

Zero Waste Scotland’s eight-week #DesignDoc social media campaign, which saw voters choose upcycling designs for secondhand furniture, has concluded with an interactive event in Edinburgh.

Food waste at a restaurant owned by celebrity chef and waste campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has been cut by a third after a pilot project testing a ‘smart meter’.

Members of the waste and resources industry have reacted to the announcement of the Circular Economy Package, questioning the ambition promised throughout its development.

The European Commission’s long-awaited Circular Economy Package has been launched, downgrading proposed recycling targets across the European Union to 65 per cent by 2030.

An ambitious circular economy package could save €3 billion a year and reduce unemployment in Europe, according to Green Alliance.