Councillors in Brighton and Hove unanimously passed a motion to ban the use of single-use plastics in all council buildings last week.

Hubbub’s new vessel, made of 99 per cent recycled single-use plastic, set sail today, marking the first ever ‘plastic fishing’ trips, sailing around the docks near Canary Wharf.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove says he hasn't given enough thought to the Chinese ban on waste imports that could rock the UK's recycling industry, despite it coming into action in two months' time.

The government’s actions on plastic bottle and coffee cup recycling have been criticised by the Environmental Audit Committee as part of its inquiry into the impact of disposable drinks packaging.

A textile recycling company in Mansfield has been fined £650,000 after a 76-year-old employee was killed by a reversing delivery vehicle last year.

One in five councils in the UK have now run MetalMatters campaigns to boost recycling of metal packaging after seven new campaigns launched over the past two months.

Northern Ireland has seen its recycling rate break the 50 per cent mark for the first time, according to the latest DAERA statistics.

The European Commission has announced that just under €1 billion will be dedicated to the circular economy as part of the final Work Programme of Horizon 2020.

Three innovative business models recovering electronics, repairing shoes and reusing mattresses have been showcased by WRAP to demonstrate how circular practices can benefit companies of all sizes.

The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee has this week voted through a proposal for EU renewable energy policy to be brought in line with the waste hierarchy.