Rochdale council agrees to switch from alternate weekly collections of residual waste and recycling to three-weekly collections, in a bid to increase recycling and save money.

A group of councils has written an open letter to central government calling for the standardisation of reporting of process losses from composting and mechanical biological treatment facilities.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched an actionable toolkit for policymakers wishing to make a transition to the circular economy.

A new report by the Green Alliance identifies the advantages of switching to circular business models to deliver risk-adjusted returns.

Waste and by-products from fish, beer, and whisky businesses could boost the Scottish economy by up to £800 million a year if better utilised, finds Zero Waste Scotland.

The Welsh Government has awarded WRAP Cymru £9 million of grant funding, as part of a £22-million funding pot from the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate.

A new EU-wide campaign is calling on the European Commission to include an obligation in its revised Circular Economy Package for supermarkets to donate their unsold food to charity.

Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Mark H Durkan says he is ‘considering’ introducing a money-back system on drinks bottles to improve recycling.

A round-up of business news from the waste and recycling industry, including On-Pack Recycling Label, SLR Consulting, and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Scotland’s Zero Waste Taskforce will release a household recycling charter in summer to make collections ‘more consistent’.