A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a new Novelis plant, recycling benefitting London Zoo and a new glass recycling contract in Scotland.

Powys will become the second local authority in Wales to implement three-weekly kerbside residual waste collections when the new system begins next Monday.

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.

CIWM has criticised Defra’s responses to the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package consultation, saying they highlight ‘Whitehall’s ambivalent attitude to green growth’.

The number of obligated material recovery facilities (MRFs) supplying quarterly details of their activities is still not improving, three reporting periods into the regulations requiring them to do so.

Aluminium product manufacturer Novelis says that its portfolio shift towards premium products is delivering results despite falling aluminium prices causing an overall loss in profit.

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

MetalMatters, the industry-funded recycling campaign, will reach over half a million UK households in 2015, it says.

Recycling of aluminum reached an all-time high in Quarter 3 of 2014/15, according to new figures from the Environment Agency.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Ultra Biofuel lorries, franchising of recycling centre shops and Scottish funding for convenient stores.