Scotland’s Environment Secretary has announced a targeted round of funding to help enterprise development bodies across Scotland speed up the shift towards a circular economy within their regions.

The dangers of sleeping in waste containers are being highlighted by a campaign as the incoming winter temperatures force more rough sleepers to seek covered shelter.

The future of the waste and resources sector ‘hangs in the balance’ after the Conservative Party Conference, where Therese Coffey questioned the effectiveness of the landfill tax.

Apps targeting food and DIY waste and a CO2–absorbing urban tree are among the innovations chosen as finalists for this year’s Green Alley Award.

Brothers who lit two waste fires that disrupted local businesses and trainlines for weeks at a time have pleaded guilty to breaches of environmental regulations that posed a hazard to human health.

The death of a man at a site operated by EIS Waste Services in Aberdeen is being investigated by the HSE and Police.

A ‘world-first’ industrial-scale facility to create a chemical intermediate for plastic production from renewable sources has opened, as CEP Rapporteur Simone Bonafe calls for the mainstreaming of the circular economy approach.

Biffa has continued its growth within the UK waste market by agreeing terms on an acquisition that will see it take over the collection and processing business of Blakeley’s Recycling Ltd.

Waste created by students decamping from their halls has been addressed by a partnership between the University of St Andrews and The Furniture Recycling Group.

An urgent ‘measures-led’ rethink is needed to address the growing marine plastic problem and not more targets, according to Eunomia.