The sharing economy is growing exponentially, but what, exactly, is it growing into? Libby Peake investigates.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including FoodCycle’s Breadline Challenge, meat in cardboard bins and a profit warning for Sims.

The worldwide production capacity of bio-based polymers will triple from 5.7 million tonnes in 2014 to nearly 17 million tonnes in 2020, according to a new market study by the nova-Institute.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Clean Britain Awards, Christmas jumper upcycling and electrical appliance reuse.

Adaptavate has been named as the 2015 winner of the Green Alley Award, a European circular economy prize.

Egbert Taylor Group, which owns bin manufacturer Taylor and skip producer Sellers, has announced a ‘strategic partnership’ with cloud-connected waste and recycling system creator Bigbelly Inc.

Researchers at the University of Bologna have developed a system to harness the chemicals in grape waste from the winemaking process.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including clothing reuse, Novelis appointment and car clubs.

A UK bioplastics sector could add £2 billion to the economy just through packaging with a proper legislative framework, says a new report.

Google has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to develop sustainable practices within the company and web industry.