With the UK hairdressing industry worth an estimated £5 billion, it’s time to cut to the chase and blow (dry) some resource efficiency into the arena. Leonie Butler talks to Élan Hair Design, which has embraced the green (rinse)

The Biobased and Biodegradable Industries Association has appointed Andy Sweetman as Chairman and chosen six other board members from across the bioindustry.

A round-up of weird and wonderful stories from the waste and recycling industry, including Seaweed furniture and parking tickets for bins!

Zero Waste Scotland is to fund a new Volunteer and Community Advocate Programme to recruit 1,000 ‘zero waste’ volunteers in Scotland.

A round-up of news from the waste and resource industry, including Bryson Recycling, CDEnviro, and CEPI.

Bayer Material Science AG has been named as the winner of nova-Institute’s ‘Bio-Based Material of the Year’ award.

A week of events encouraging the use of reusable cloth nappies starts on Monday (20 April).

Water found in abandoned coal mines has been identified as a 'new' source of renewable energy, following a two year study by Nottingham Trent University.

Fashion retailer H&M and sports retailer PUMA partner with reprocessing company Worn Again to establish the viability of ‘closed loop’ textile recycling.

LWARB and LEDNET issue new planning guidance for ‘effective’ waste storage design in residential flats.