High street fashion brand H&M is taking steps to ‘close the loop’ on its products worldwide by introducing 16 new denim styles using recycled cotton from textiles collected in stores.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including EEF’s sustainability service, a new waste transfer station and a hunt for fly-tippers.

Delta Packaging Ltd and Huhtamaki Ltd, two Northern Irish suppliers of McDonald’s packaging, have partnered to reuse and recycle off-cuts from production.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including Axion Polymer investment, the Scottish Resources Conference, and a new HWRC.

Plastics recycler Jayplas has announced a £2.5-million investment in machinery to help it create more printed bags-for-life from its plastic waste.

OnePlastics Group has announced that it has made a seven-figure investment in two new injection moulding machines for bin-making subsidiary Straight Ltd.

New appointments have been made at Novelis, VEKA Recycling, Viridor and Casepak.

Sustainability consultancy Anthesis Group receives £4 million investment.

Resource management group SUEZ environnement has shortened its name to SUEZ, following the re-branding of GDF-SUEZ to ENGIE earlier this year.

A round-up of waste and resources news, including plastic bag charge guidance, green rewards points and investment in sorting technology.