One million items of clothing have been donated to textile reuse charity TRAID since the start of its London campaign one year ago.

WRAP report estimates 62 per cent of Londoners recycle more items and more frequently than they did last year due to growing environmental concern.

With a report published today (24 September) suggesting that insufficient data will cause the UK to miss the goal of halving food waste by 2030, Tesco has called for the government to introduce mandatory food waste reporting.

The programme for the 2019 European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference being held in Manchester in November has been released, featuring a keynote speech from the Chief Executive of Agrivert.

A round-up of recent news from the waste and resources sector including DS Smith, UPM, Axion Polymers, Vanden, and Cromwell Polythene.

Compostable food-service packaging company Vegware launches post-back service to encourage appropriate collection and treatment of its products.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has announced that 121 food businesses are implementing its ‘Target, Measure, Act’ strategy to reduce food waste.

WRAP’s largest annual Recycling Tracker Survey highlights that 51 per cent of UK residents incorrectly dispose of recyclable items in the general waste, while four in five householders recycle items that are not collected locally.

The Circular Plastics Alliance, a group of public bodies, businesses and trade organisations, has published a declaration committing to increasing the use of recycled plastic by 2025.

Inspired by this year’s surge in environmental activism, the 2019 Recycle Week, which will run from 23-29 September, is on a mission to encourage the public to recycle more of the right things more often.