The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and The Prince of Wales’ International Sustainability Unit have launched a $2 million Innovation Prize to prevent plastic waste from entering the oceans.

The Liberal Democrats have promised to support the transition to a circular economy, pledging to introduce a Zero-Waste Act and a 70 per cent statutory waste recycling target for England in their manifesto.

A global coalition of retailers, producers, industry initiatives and cotton standards have come together from across the cotton supply chain to push sustainable cotton into the mainstream.

The UK is one of a number of EU member states refusing to publically back ambitious recycling and reuse proposals ahead of final negotiations in the European Council.

Unilver has developed new technology for recycling plastic sachets taking steps towards a more circular economy for plastic packaging.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a Circular Fibres Initiative to investigate how a new global circular economy for textiles could be developed.

Retailer John Lewis has teamed up with The Furniture Recycling Group to make it easier for customers to recycle their old mattresses.

Twenty people were forced from their homes following damage caused by a blaze that started in an industrial container of recycled computer parts yesterday.

The ESA has called on UK political parties standing in June’s general election to commit to building a strong and competitive resource economy through four key policy recommendations.

Northern Ireland has seen its recycling rate for the last quarter increase by two per cent, according to the government’s latest statistics.