Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority is forecast to overspend by as much as £2.5 million by the end of the year.

Better waste and resource management could keep global warming below two degrees Celsius, but its role has been underplayed in COP21 discussions, WRAP CEO Liz Goodwin said today.

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 new report published by the European Environment Agency draws attention to both the benefits and challenges in transitioning to a circular economy.

Waste management company Veolia has completed the purchase of Boomeco Limited, a waste wood processor and producer of refuse-derived fuel based in the South West of England.

The Ocean Cleanup organisation plans to deploy a 100 metre-long floating barrier device to test passive technology designed for clearing the oceans of plastic pollution.

The UK is still on course to exceed the waste infrastructure it will need in the future, says Eunomia Research & Consulting, especially if it is to achieve the Circular Economy Package’s higher levels of recycling.

Around 420,000 tonnes of beverage cartons were recycled in 2014, representing a recycling rate of 43 per cent in Europe.

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.

Members of the waste and resources industry have reacted to the announcement of the Circular Economy Package, questioning the ambition promised throughout its development.