Around a quarter of UK householders are ‘highly effective’ recyclers but the majority are still confused over what can and cannot be recycled, a new WRAP report has found.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including: the ESA; London Re-use Network; Love Food Hate Waste; and J&B Recycling.

HM Revenue & Customs has released further details of the loss on ignition tests that will apply to mechanical treatment plant fines from 1 April 2015.

Investment company AURELIUS has acquired plastics reprocessing company ECO Plastics for an undisclosed sum, it has been announced today (12 December).

Industry expresses ‘dismay’ at rumours regarding the potential withdrawal of the European Commission’s circular economy package.

A new WRAP survey has revealed ‘significant growth’ within the UK’s anaerobic digestion sector, with overall operating capacity up 55 per cent.

Resource Minister Dan Rogerson has been appointed joint Ministerial Champion for the Bioeconomy, alongside Minister of State for Business, Enterprise and Energy, Matthew Hancock MP.

The proportion of UK local authorities offering kerbside carton collection has reached 60 per cent, finds ACE UK.

WRAP has issued new guidance on the reuse and recycling of used carpet materials, in association with Carpet Recycling UK.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has released a progress report on its 2013 Waste Prevention Programme for England.