A new trade association for the UK bioeconomy, the Biobased and Biodegradable Industries Association, will officially launch next month.

Gemma Stapeley, former Head of Recycling at Aylesford Newsprint, has been appointed Interim Commercial Manager at DS Smith’s recycling division.

The Material Security Working Group has written an open letter to party leaders calling on them to ‘publicly commit’ to establishing an Office for Resource Management.

East Lothian Council is to introduce a new food waste service and switch from weekly to fortnightly waste collections in a bid to raise recycling rates.

Fashion retailer H&M and sports retailer PUMA partner with reprocessing company Worn Again to establish the viability of ‘closed loop’ textile recycling.

Recycle for Wales has released a set of tips to help families reduce waste and save some money over the Easter weekend.

A round-up of news from the waste and resource sector, including ERP, Foresight Group, DWP, and Clean Britain.

Manchester City Council has awarded Biffa an eight-year contract to deliver waste collection and street cleaning services.

Eighteen projects have made the finals of the European Week For Waste Reductions Awards 2015, which recognise waste-reduction projects carried out across Europe.

LWARB and LEDNET issue new planning guidance for ‘effective’ waste storage design in residential flats.