The Food Waste (Reduction) Bill introduced to Parliament by MP Kerry McCarthy has been given a second reading, to be held in January.

Expansion of the circular economy could create three million extra jobs and reduce unemployment by 520,000 across EU member states by 2030, according to a study released by WRAP.

RWM, the exhibition for recycling and waste management, takes place in Birmingham next week, and will this year focus on innovation and insight on circular economy ambitions.

The Department for Transport has awarded £25 million in funding to three projects creating biofuel from residual, whisky and forestry waste, to help decarbonise the transport sector.

A funding pot of £775,000 has been established to help local authorities increase the collection, reuse and recycling of unwanted electrical items.

Zero Waste Week, encouraging people across the UK to reuse and recycle materials to keep them from landfill, takes place this week, with events and activities taking place across the country.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Notting Hill Carnival waste, a youth recycling scheme and a CIWM communications workshop.

Oxfordshire County Council may ask the government to review its policy on providing household waste recycling centres for free, depending on the outcome of a debate on Tuesday.

Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East, will introduce a bill to Parliament next week to address the unsustainable levels of waste within the food industry.

Gwyn Davies-McTiffin, a waste recycling firm in Batley, has been sentenced for safety failings following the death of a worker.