Edward Perchard finds out how cheese and butter maker Wyke Farms has harnessed the power of waste to make its operations 100 per cent self-sufficient

The regional stage of a national enterprise competition run by beverage giant Coca-Cola Enterprises, challenging secondary school students to design a litter awareness campaign, has begun this week in the lead-up to a national final in March.

A new guide to help manufacturers avoid unintentional product residue, or the ‘bit at the bottom’, of many consumer products was published by Incpen yesterday.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, Greggs carrier bags helping Keep Britain Tidy, Poundland recycling and an online can recycling game.

A plastics economy based on a circular economy approach could ‘transform’ the plastics industry and ‘drastically reduce’ its environmental impact, according to a report by the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including needle contamination, illegal waste vehicle seizure and recycling bags for life.

Biochemical producer Anellotech has finished constructing a facility designed to produce 100 per cent bio-based plastic drinks bottles for Suntory Holdings Ltd.

Further research is needed into biodegradability standards before biodegradable bags can be made exempt from the English carrier bag charge, according to a Defra review.

Existing finance of €24 billion will be extended to support circular economy projects and the realisation of EU climate goals, the European Commission announced yesterday.

Recycle Now is encouraging consumers to recycle the 290,000 tonnes of card packaging that will be used in the UK this Christmas, with six festive recycling tips.