French supermarkets will no longer be able to destroy or dispose of unused food, after the French National Assembly passes new amendments to a green energy law.

Swindon Borough Council is calling on those impacted by last year’s fire at Averies Recycling to submit details of the experience to a special inquiry so that ‘lessons can be learned for the future’.

Friends of the Earth has reiterated its call for government to review resource use, after evaluating the embodied land and water use in products.

Hayley Mildren takes a look at the green credentials of the fashion industry, as she reviews Sustainable Fashion: Past, Present and Future

Northern Ireland’s Department of the Environment has said it will commit £2 million from the carrier bag levy to help fund environmental groups.

Four retailers have raised more than £1 million for charity via Scotland’s single-use carrier bag charge, which was introduced six months ago.

Chris Dow, CEO of Closed Loop Recycling, takes a look at the problems facing the plastics markets

A round-up of news from the waste and resource industry, including frozen billboards and hydrogen cars.

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.

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