Proposed European Commission targets to drive a ‘transition to the circular economy’ include ambitious 70 per cent recycling goal.

HMRC sets out Loss on Ignition rules and launches consultation on Landfill Tax, which runs until 19 September.

Eunomia forecasts a shortfall in feedstock available to AD facilities and says we have reached a ‘tipping point’.

LWARB has awarded £140,000 to two organisations to increase mattress and bedding recycling in the capital.

EA announces ‘risk-based regime for regulation’ of the revised Waste Framework Directive’s separate collection requirements.

The WISH (Waste Industry Safety and Health) Forum has released draft Fire Control Guidance for waste management sites.

A roundup of this week’s news including Croydon’s litter campaign and Recycle for Wales’s tips for a greener barbeque.

The Institute of Civil Engineers calls for a coherent waste management body in BIS to deliver a circular economy and improve infrastructure.

Environmental groups staged a protest against the GIB’s ‘dirty’ investments at its first annual review in London.

Two new UN agency reports show that plastic waste costs $13 billion worth of annual damage to marine ecosystems.