Environmental NGO Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has called for the introduction of a Material Recovery and Biological Treatment (MRBT) system as a ‘bridge strategy’ for managing residual waste in a circular economy.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Princes, A Plastic Planet, Aldi, Biowise and Recolight.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) are working with packaging compliance company Valpak to update the PackFlow material reports in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Most Scottish Household Waste and Recycling Centres reopened with restrictions yesterday prompting long queues, meaning one centre had to close briefly.

London Circular Economy Week begins this week to share knowledge on how circularity can assist in tackling the climate emergency.

Collection figures for household waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) released today (1 June) by the Environment Agency (EA) for the first quarter of 2020 are slightly ahead of 2020 targets.

Cafes, restaurants and bars are being encouraged by a new campaign to accept customer reusable cups when they reopen.

The EU Commission has published a Recovery Plan for Europe reaffirming its commitment to a circular economy transition after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tyre particles could be an unreported source of microplastics transported to the oceans, a new study reports.

Pan-European recyclability initiative, RecyClass, announces collaboration with RECOUP, Suez and Plastship to certify plastic packaging recyclability.