Reforms in government machinery are ‘urgently needed’ if the UK is to meet its environmental commitments and protect the economy, says WWF-UK.

Frozen food company Iglo Group and WRAP have launched a new campaign to reduce food waste levels across Europe by increasing uptake of frozen food.

RECOUP’s guideline document for those who use plastic packaging, Recyclability by Design, has been refreshed and revised for Spring 2015.

The UK Green Investment Bank’s interventions in the UK waste sector ‘risk hindering the country’s efforts to increase recycling’, warns Eunomia.

The EC must make better use of its Ecodesign Directive if it is to address unsustainable resource consumption and bring about a circular economy, says the European Environmental Bureau.

Sheffield City Council is consulting on introducing shared bins to high-density areas, amongst other proposals, in a bid to save £3.4 million by 2017.

Friends of the Earth Europe has released a new report calling on the European Commission to make resource efficiency central to policymaking decisions.

Rhiannon Hunt, a graduate of the Chelsea College of Art and Design, has won WRAP's inaugural Extending the Life of Clothes Design Award.

The six finalists of the Bio-based Material of the Year award have been named by the nova-Institute for Ecology and Innovation.

The Material Security Working Group has introduced a parliamentary paper reiterating calls for the establishment of a central Office for Resource Management.