A round up of news from the waste and resources sector including a possible global award for WRAP, an extension of Biffa Polymers and more fly-tip action in Croydon.

Members of the waste industry are calling for greater producer responsibility and signs of a clear direction for recycling policy in England, after the UK’s recycling rate fell for the first time.

The UK household recycling rate fell to 44.3 per cent in 2015, the first time the rate has officially dropped since Defra began publishing the statistic in 2010.

Implementing a circular economy in India would create massive health and economic benefits, according to a new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

A round up of news from the waste and resources sector including a ReFood Christmas drive, waste contracts in Surrey and an appointment at ecosurety.

A Cardiff-based company, Thermal Compaction Group, is pioneering a new clinical waste recycling process at one of Wales’ oldest hospitals.

Apple has agreed to pay $450,000 to California regulators amid accusations of mishandling of electronic waste in its Silicon Valley facilities.

The UK public is more satisfied with their local waste and recycling collections than any other council service, according to a survey published by APSE.

Switching to source-separated collections could save Welsh councils over a million pounds a year, according to research carried out by WRAP Cymru.

Consultancy Eunomia will investigate potential ways to accelerate a circular economy across the European furniture industry in a project commissioned by the European Environmental Bureau.