Resource takes a look at some of the initiatives UK festivals are pushing this year in a bid to tackle the huge amounts of waste created by summer events annually.

Recycling charity RECOUP has linked up with Norfolk Waste Partnership to prove recycling is in fashion through a programme showing how clothing can be made from recycled plastic bottles.

The ‘Mobe-Aisle’ was launched in The Hague by Ekoplaza and A Plastic Planet, designed to promote a plastic-free way of life.

Leeds could soon be leading the way in ‘on-the-go’ recycling as it takes part in a new campaign with Hubbub to reduce litter and improve waste collection in the city centre.

As Gatwick publishes its annual Decade of Change sustainability report, the Carbon Trust has praised the airport for its successful diversion of non-hazardous waste streams from landfill.

The government has announced a new £20-million Plastics Research and Innovation Fund to develop cutting-edge and circular approaches to plastics manufacturing in the UK.

The EU’s Circular Economy Package (CEP) has been published in the EU’s Official Journal, meaning the legislation will enter into force at the start of July, 20 days after its publication.

A new report published by Nextek and Resource Futures sets out frameworks for improving the role of the UK secondary plastics market, warning that many recent initiatives could ultimately detract from efforts to move to a circular economy.

From marine litter and the UK Plastics Pact to China’s waste ban and the future of waste and resources strategy, here are some of our key moments from a busy two days of discussion and debate at CIWM’s Resourcing the Future conference.

The Marine Conservation Society is asking people to give up single-use plastics for the month of July in a bid to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans.