WRAP has appointed Sophie Thomas and Sue Corbett as trustees to its board.

Coca-Cola Enterprises has launched a £56-million operational investment plan for operations in Great Britain, following the results of a white paper from Cranfield University looking at sustainable food manufacture.

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.

A solvent for hand wipes, furniture made from coffee grounds and a renewable food packaging material are among the finalists for the nova-Institute’s ‘Bio-Based Material of the Year’ award.

Defra has been roundly criticised after its newly-published five-year plan virtually ignored the waste and resources sector.

The Circular Economy Investment Fund and Service will offer support to small to medium-sized enterprise to grow the circular economy in Scotland.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new Eunomia department, bio-based sacks for Grundon and a new CEO at Amey.

The All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group has published a collection of essays to help each stage of the supply chain to cut waste and become more resource efficient.

Smart use of renewable fertilisers can increase yields and reduce costs with no negative impact on crop quality or safety, according to a report published by WRAP today.

Environmental consultancy Resource Futures has announced that Operations Director Sam Reeve will take the helm in 2016.