Advance London, a new circular economy programme aiming to help SMEs to go circular, launched at London’s City Hall this week.

CIWM have released a Resource Productivity Manifesto calling on all political parties to commit to resource productivity measures in their manifestos ahead of June’s general election.

The world’s first international sustainable procurement guidelines have been published, offering advice for organisations on how to commit to more green and ethical procurement practices.

The Parliamentary Estate has seen its total amount of recycled waste increase to 64 per cent of its total waste collected in 2016.

Around 100 firefighters were needed to tackle a large waste warehouse fire in Dagenham on Saturday, while a refuse collection vehicle fire and scrapyard blaze also required action this weekend.

A new organisation has been created to manage single-tier waste services across four Surrey councils, with the potential for more councils to join in the future.

Apple has pledged to work towards using 100 per cent recycled materials in its products, a commitment Greenpeace says puts pressure on the rest of the technology industry to follow suit.

Associated Waste Management has been named as the preferred bidder for Bradford Council’s new 12-year waste treatment contract, with a ‘significant portion’ of the waste collected annually going to SSE’s Ferrybridge facility.

The Environment Agency has carried out dawn raids across the country, arresting two people, following an in-depth investigation into the illegal dumping of waste.

Activities regarding waste and resources will be brought “somewhat to a pause” following Tuesday’s announcement of a snap election, Resources Minister Therese Coffey admitted yesterday at a session of the EFRA Committee.