The London Assembly’s Environment Committee has joined calls for the next Mayor of London to standardise municipal waste collections, outlining it as a key measure in mitigating the city’s rapid growth.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a form of bioconversion that could be used to convert waste gases to biodiesel for transportation.

The Scottish Institute for Remanufacture has awarded a total of £238,360 to nine companies, with the aim of furthering a circular economy.

A new macro-economy study has found that the bioconomy in Europe employs 18.3 million people and has a turnover of €2.1 trillion, with bio-based industries responsible for almost 30 per cent.

The recycling rate of textiles in the UK fell by four per cent in 2014/15, due to rising consumption and a falling market for used textiles, according to a new analysis of the recovered UK textiles market.

In 2015, 521,609 tonnes of household WEEE was collected for recycling by Producer Compliance Schemes and their members, a six per cent increase from 2014, according to Environment Agency data.

A second reading to Parliament of the Food Waste (Reduction) Bill has again been postponed after the Friday sitting of the House of Commons failed to reach it on the agenda.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a Veolia HWRC contract, CDEnviro and a reuse shop in Suffolk.

London is to collaborate with Amsterdam and Copenhagen to develop practical projects that will accelerate the circular economy.

A task force will be established to raise awareness of the benefits of the circular economy throughout the Welsh supply chain, says Welsh Minister for Natural Resources Carl Sargeant.