The European Defence Agency has launched a project establishing ways to incorporate the circular economy into the defence sector.

Investigators are looking into what caused a fire that broke out at paper recycler UPM Shotton’s North Wales materials recovery facility in Deeside last night.

The Chinese government is set to invest £29 billion in establishing better waste practices over the next three years to address the levels of soil and water pollution caused by growing landfills.

A new European Remanufacturing Council has been launched with the aim of more than doubling the rate of remanufacturing across Europe, as well as promoting awareness and understanding of the remanufacturing industry.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including jail for a London fly-tipper, executive movements at WRAP, Recycle Week 2017 and Blue Peter going green.

The European Commission’s roadmap for an EU strategy on plastics in the circular economy does not get to the root of the plastics problem, according to a coalition of environmental groups.

The European Commission has called on member states to consider more carefully the waste hierarchy when looking at increasing incineration capacity and has suggested the phasing out of support for mixed waste incineration.

European Commission VP Frans Timmermans says “good progress” is being made on developing a circular economy in Europe and announces a new finance support platform for circular projects.

Peterborough City Council is considering ending its waste contract with Amey 17 years early – the second authority looking at early termination of a long-term contract in the last couple of weeks.

The UK’s most heavily-concentrated area of offices is to be targeted for Hubbub’s Square Mile Challenge, providing specialist bins to boost the recycling of takeaway coffee cups.