In its new report, the Environmental Audit Committee has advised the government to apply a 25 pence levy to disposable coffee cups in order to recycle them all by 2023.

RWM, one of the waste management industry’s leading trade shows, has been bought by events organiser The PRYSM Group, which is to co-locate the show with its range of environmental conferences.

Two former members of the Green Investment Bank’s management team are among the names on the Queen’s New Year Honours list for 2018.

Agreement on legislation designed to make Europe more resource efficient has been welcomed by industry groups, but with the caveat that reduced ambition in EU plans risks slowing down the transition to a circular economy.

Cafes located in buildings run by Bristol City Council will soon be placing a charge on disposable coffee cups to try and promote reusable cups and mugs among customers.

International affairs think tank Chatham House is seeking to build an evidence base for circular economy opportunities in developing countries, and whether they could help such nations ‘leapfrog’ to more sustainable development pathways.

Member states have come under fire for allegedly dragging their heels over prior commitments to the EU’s Circular Economy Package ahead of the year’s final round of negotiations between the EU institutions.

DS Smith has announced its involvement in a trial to analyse the feasibility of new recycling techniques for notoriously difficult-to-recycle single-use coffee cups.

The CPI has joined the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment UK, the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee, and RECOUP as guarantors of the On-Pack Recycling Label.

EAC Chair Mary Creagh has written to Education Secretary Justine Greening urging her to include the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the National Curriculum.