A new recycling process could see half of the annual volume of UK coffee cups recycled to form a mouldable resin, thereby reducing unsustainable takeaway cup waste

A crowdfunded project to ‘redesign the coffin’ into a pod that grows into a tree has reached 30 per cent of its goal, with 10 days left to pledge

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including sustainable coffins, an award for the Winnow food waste meter, new bioplastic bags and an ocean waste-themed recycling forum.

Resource learns about a project to provide Bedouin and Palestinian villages with free biogas, which is also dealing with waste and helping to promote peace in the Middle East.

German investment firm Green Alley Investment has kicked off its annual European circular economy award for start-ups by calling for companies to submit entries by 27 July.

European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella says that the implementation of the Circular Economy Package’s action plan is ‘on track’, but has warned that a progress report will not be carried out for another five years.

The Department for Communities and Local Government has delayed ruling on planning permission for an experimental plasma arc gasification facility, stating it was ‘not yet in a position to decide.’

Coffee waste filled bio-based resins, a new biosurfactant and bio-based dispersions for textile coatings have been named the winners of the nova-Insitute’s Bio-based Material of the Year.

An £18-million fund to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland explore and pioneer ways to develop circular economy has been launched by Zero Waste Scotland.

Two Scottish designers have launched Zero Waste fashion collections as part of a Zero Waste Scotland project to promote the value of textile waste.