Three innovative business models recovering electronics, repairing shoes and reusing mattresses have been showcased by WRAP to demonstrate how circular practices can benefit companies of all sizes.

Up to 27 million tonnes of waste from industry could be better utilised through biorefining in Scotland every year, with the potential to add millions of pounds of value to Scotland’s economy, says a new Zero Waste Scotland report.

Digital waste company Winnow has sealed $7.4 million (£5.6 million) in growth capital to fund the further development of its Waste Monitor app helping commercial and residential kitchens monitor and cut their food waste.

Around seven million costumes were thrown in the bin after Halloween last year, and Hubbub and the NLWA have some tricks to reduce the needless waste.

Yotta research has found that traditional fixed-line phones are still the preferred method of reporting missing bins.

The UK government has targeted zero avoidable waste going to landfill by 2050 and confirmed plans for a Waste and Resources Strategy in its long-awaited Clean Growth Strategy yesterday, detailing its plans for a low-carbon future for the UK.

Buses on the city’s new MetroBus route could be powered using bio-fuel made from food waste, bosses of FirstGroup revealed this week.

The government must support more resource efficient manufacturing in the UK to redress the regional productivity gap and keep good jobs in the UK, according to a group of UK business leaders.

The Mayor of London’s draft Environment Strategy for London must put more emphasis on waste avoidance and reducing single-use packaging, according to the London Waste and Recycling Board.

The Danish Fashion Institute has launched a new online tool to help clothing designers and product developers to design and produce clothes more sustainably, in order to reduce textiles waste.