New CIWM President Professor Jim Baird has outlined the focus on data harmonisation and the circular economy at his inauguration.

A new project addressing the carbon, waste and water footprints of clothing in the EU has been launched by WRAP today.

The European Commission will provide funding of £495 million in the next two years to develop the circular economy in the European Union.

Most product waste in Europe is not covered by extended producer responsibility schemes, Zero Waste Europe has found.

EU policymakers must clarify regulations for reprocessors of spoilt food in the Circular Economy Package, says the EFFPA.

The European Commission’s Circular Economy Package will be released on 2 December, according to a senior official.

British recycling is being held back by its ‘peculiar’ aversion to separate recycling collections, according to EU policy advisor Karl Falkenberg.

The European Recycling Platform has called on the EU to cooperate and enforce waste legislation more effectively in its response to the Circular Economy Package.

European recycling of glass packaging rose to an all-time high in 2013, while PET packaging overcame market issues to increase its rate in 2014, according to two new sets of data.

An ‘urgent response’ is needed to the 10 billion tonnes of urban waste that is produced globally each year, says the United Nations Environment Programme.