Plans to introduce a pay-as-you-throw waste collection system in Guernsey by mid-2016 have been delayed until 2017.

Google has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to develop sustainable practices within the company and web industry.

Certain retailers will begin charging shoppers in England a minimum of five pence for single-use carrier bags today.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Environment Agency’s new CEO, Brighton Fashion Week and a new structure for Smurfit Kappa.

The American food industry has backed the US government’s first food waste target, in which it called for a 50 per cent reduction by 2030.

A new anaerobic digestion plant for the Tomorrow’s Valley project local authorities in South Wales was opened by Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant yesterday.

The Joint Trade Association has submitted a proposal to operate a waste electrical and electronic equipment compliance fee mechanism for 2015.

Broxbourne Borough Council will begin to roll out a new recycling system next week that introduces more separated materials after abandoning plans for a fully co-mingled system due to cost.

The Furniture Industry Research Association has launched a consultation on measures needed to develop a circular economy approach to furniture.

New Scottish MRF Code of Practice obligations have come into force, with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency vowing to encourage compliance through communication.