A new report from Dutch social enterprise Circle Economy has revealed that the global economy is consuming a record 100 billion tonnes of materials a year, while the reuse of resources has gone into reverse.

Viridor’s residual materials recycling facility (rMRF) at Bargeddie in North Lanarkshire has begun to receive waste as part of a 190,000-tonne contract with five Scottish councils.

International waste management charity WasteAid will begin the process of recruiting a new Chief Executive as part of expansion and team development plans.

The European Parliament has voted to support the Green Deal for Europe under the condition that amendments are made.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) has launched a free digital tool to help businesses measure their progress towards the circular economy.

Cornwall County Council has agreed a new eight-year waste and recycling collection contract with Biffa, which is expected to increase tonnages of recyclable materials collected at the kerbside by 59 per cent.

Colgate’s ‘industry-first’ recyclable toothpaste tube is made from High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and is widely recycled across the UK.

The Environment Agency’s packaging producer responsibility monitoring plan 2020 has dropped its planned number of site inspections of accredited operators to 110 from 160 in 2019.

A new report from the Environmental Services Association (ESA), produced by Eunomia Research and Consulting, has concluded that local authorities in England that contract out their waste services achieve higher recycling rates than in-house services.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry, including Enva, FEAD, UK Container Maintenance, Bryson Recycling and OPRL.