The new Chairman of the Environmental Services Association, a trade association representing the UK’s resource and waste management industry, outlined his priorities for the association at its annual lunch for members and stakeholders.

A round up of news from the waste and resources sector including new bins for Croydon, global growth in the AD industry, investment in the European paper industry and more.

The German city of Freiburg is pioneering the new ‘Freiburg Cup’, a reusable coffee cup, to reduce single-use takeaway waste.

The London Waste and Recycling Board has launched Advance London, a business support programme to help SMEs make the most of the benefits of the circular economy.

New research by Zero Waste Scotland has revealed that nearly 1.35 million tonnes of food and drink was wasted in Scotland in 2013, a figure that will be used as a baseline for efforts to reduce food waste by a third by 2025.

Fifteen US companies have pledged to reduce their food loss and waste by 50 per cent by 2030.

How can risk-averse councils get the most value out of the recyclables they collect and feed them into a more circular economy? An idea finding favour in Wales and Scotland is a materials brokerage service.

There was no word on waste in Philip Hammond’s first, and last, Autumn Statement, despite calls for the Treasury to take a long-term view of sustainability.

Ray Georgeson gives us his views on Brexit and its consequences for the environment.

Today’s Autumn Statement should drive resource efficiency and sustainability for the UK economy, says the ESA.