Northern Ireland’s household waste recycling rate has jumped 3.7 per cent to 48.1 per cent, leaving England’s recycling rate languishing behind those of the devolved nations.

Cardiff has become the latest city to sign up to the Refill campaign and provide free public access to drinking water in locations across the city.

The Welsh Government is investing £5.4 million across eight new projects to improve levels of reuse and recycling in 2018/19, Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn has announced.

A new furniture reuse cooperative launched last month in Glasgow has drawn praise from the Scottish First Minister, whilst demonstrating that collaboration is key to circular economy.

The UK Plastics Pact has published its Roadmap to 2025, a document setting out how Pact members can achieve its ambitious targets to reduce plastic packaging waste.

The government has been criticised by Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee for its approach to environmental policy post-Brexit, after it failed to commit to replacing EU legislation that cannot be easily transposed into UK law.

At the Circular Economy Hotspot 2018, an international conference this year held in Glasgow, it was announced that the city will be publishing Scotland’s first ‘Circular Economy Route Map’.

Reports from Zero Waste Scotland show how circular business practices could bring an economic boost of up to £1 billion for just two Scottish regions alone.

Digital circular economy company Ditto Sustainability has been chosen to transform product reuse strategies for NHS Scotland through its artificial intelligence platform.

Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn has announced a raft of new measures and funding to build on Wales’ recycling success.