Neil Parish has been elected as Chair of the EFRA select committee, while MP David Drew has been given a shadow brief for waste and recycling.

Existing economic measures can be deployed to help European countries make the next step in the transition to the circular economy, according to a study by Zero Waste Europe and Reloop Platform.

For the sixth year running, an annual electronic recycling event in Cambridge, held on the University of Cambridge’s campus, allows students, residents and local businesses to recycle their electronic waste for free.

Mary Creagh will be reelected unopposed as Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, while there’s a three horse race for the EFRA Committee.

The European Environmental Bureau has accused certain EU member states of “sabotaging” negotiations over EU circular economy and waste law proposals following leaks of private EU Council meetings discussions.

Steve Read has left the Somerset Waste Partnership to take up a new role as Director of Energy, Waste and Environment at West Sussex County Council.

Members of the waste and resources industry descended on London this week for two days of discussion on the sector's hot topics. Producer responsibility, stuttering recycling rates, Brexit and a large serving of politics were the major talking points. Here are some of our main takeaways.

Manchester’s recycling rate is set to hit 40 per cent next year, according to the city’s council, which is having to create a new collection calendar following a ‘major boost’ to recycling.

A study offering four models for the evolution of the UK’s producer responsibility system was launched by compliance scheme Valpak at the Resourcing the Future Conference.

BBC allotment guru Terry Walton has called on all local authorities to install reuse shops at HWRCs at the opening of a reuse shop at Llantrisant Recycling Centre in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.