Moray Council’s resource management team has become the first in Scotland to sign up to a national commitment to prioritise health and safety, managed by Zero Waste Scotland.

Politicians have hailed the ‘landmark global agreement’ reached in Paris at COP21 on Saturday, while environmental and social justice groups criticised its voluntary nature and the lack of a clear pathway to emission reduction.

Lee Marshall, Chief Executive Officer of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), gives a resident’s eye view of a three-weekly collection system.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new MRF, a recycling initiative to help the homeless, a zero waste map and a waste time capsule.

Members of the French Parliament have confrimed their support for food waste action after voting unanimously to adopt a bill requiring supermarkets to donate unused food to charity yesterday.

Existing finance of €24 billion will be extended to support circular economy projects and the realisation of EU climate goals, the European Commission announced yesterday.

Expansion of the circular economy could create more than 40,000 jobs in London by 2030 and simultaneously drive resource efficiency, according to a new report.

Tesco has reported a 78 per cent reduction in the amount of carrier bags used in English stores since the implementation of the carrier bag charge on 5 October.

A voluntary framework for consistent recycling systems across Scotland has today been announced by the Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.

Work has begun on a first-ever national litter strategy that ‘will put in place a coherent clean-up plan for England’, the government has announced.