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.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Clean Britain Awards, Christmas jumper upcycling and electrical appliance reuse.

Adaptavate has been named as the 2015 winner of the Green Alley Award, a European circular economy prize.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including clothing reuse, Novelis appointment and car clubs.

A UK bioplastics sector could add £2 billion to the economy just through packaging with a proper legislative framework, says a new report.

Google has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to develop sustainable practices within the company and web industry.

More than 13,000 jobs could be created in Northern Ireland by 2030 if the country moved to a ‘bolder, transformative’ circular economy, according to a report released today.

A study by the nova-Institute has concluded that natural products such as apricot kernels, beeswax and bio-based and biodegradable polymers could replace microplastics in cosmetics.

A three-year partnership between environmental campaigning charity Hubbub and IKEA will consider how businesses can promote sustainable living at home.

A report released today by the RSA’s Great Recovery project calls for manufacturers to use design to boost reuse, suggesting ‘seven practical scenarios for redesigning our furniture systems’.