UK-based start-up organisations focused on ‘turning waste into a resource’ are being urged to apply to The Green Alley Award 2015, which aims to develop circular economy businesses.

The EEB, Aldersgate Group, and Der Groene Zaak have written to MEPs urging them to vote in favour of a draft report on the European circular economy next week.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched an actionable toolkit for policymakers wishing to make a transition to the circular economy.

A new report by the Green Alliance identifies the advantages of switching to circular business models to deliver risk-adjusted returns.

Waste and by-products from fish, beer, and whisky businesses could boost the Scottish economy by up to £800 million a year if better utilised, finds Zero Waste Scotland.

The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association has taken its first steps as an association by officially launching its website and requesting a meeting with Resource Minister Rory Stewart.

The Welsh Government has awarded WRAP Cymru £9 million of grant funding, as part of a £22-million funding pot from the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate.

A new EU-wide campaign is calling on the European Commission to include an obligation in its revised Circular Economy Package for supermarkets to donate their unsold food to charity.

Food waste should be a ‘top priority’ in the European Commission’s revised Circular Economy Package, WRAP CEO Liz Goodwin tells Resourcing the Future 2015 Conference.

The Waste & Resources Action Programme has unveiled its plan for the next five years, which aims to ‘create a revolution in the way that we use resources’.