The UK’s waste and resources sector has been upgraded to a ‘high risk’ environmental policy area on Greener UK’s Brexit Risk Tracker, as Defra admits that the UK is likely to miss 2020 recycling targets.

WRAP has begun working with farmers and growers to improve forecasting and maximise crop utilisation after the organisation found that some growers lose almost half of their lettuce crops to waste.

Prevention and recycling must underpin the EU’s plastics strategy to reduce marine plastics pollution, according to EU Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella.

Increased refurbishment and remanufacture in the European furniture sector could create up to 157,000 jobs and save around six million tonnes of CO2 emissions, according to a study by the European Environmental Bureau.

Tech company Rubicon Global, a start-up dubbed the ‘Uber of waste’ has been valued at $1 billion following a $50-million investment from Mexican private equity firm Promecap.

EU businesses want supportive policy from EU member states to facilitate their transition to more circular business models, according to a new report by The Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders Group.

Three days of expert discussion and presentations covered a lot of waste and resources ground at the RWM Conference in Birmingham this week. Here’s a snapshot of some of the things that we picked up wandering the show floor.

The UK is heading for a residual waste treatment capacity gap by 2030 unless significant new investment in infrastructure and policy frameworks are put in place, according to SUEZ’s new report.

Starbucks UK will, from today, be selling selected food items at a 50 per cent discount during the last hour of service in its UK stores, with all proceeds going to food charity Action Against Hunger.

Ethical smartphone manufacturer Fairphone has issued a challenge to the dominant approach of tech giants by announcing the first upgradeable smart phone modules in a bid to improve product sustainability and reduce waste.