The Resource Association is calling on the next government to implement a new Resource Management and Circular Economy Act to improve resource efficiency and waste policy.

Stakeholders are being asked to respond to a consultation on changes to the producer responsibility schemes for batteries and packaging, and submit evidence relating to a review of recycling targets.

Chris Dow, Chief Executive of plastics reprocessing company Closed Loop Recycling, has said that the company will “inevitably go into administration” without government or industry support.

Frozen food company Iglo Group and WRAP have launched a new campaign to reduce food waste levels across Europe by increasing uptake of frozen food.

A new poll by YouGov has found that the majority of UK adults would pay more for milk if it came in recycled plastic packaging, and think government should set minimum standards for recycled content.

Industry stakeholders urgently call on retailers to switch back to using recycled plastic packaging, as the market experiences ‘unprecedented challenges’.

The EC must make better use of its Ecodesign Directive if it is to address unsustainable resource consumption and bring about a circular economy, says the European Environmental Bureau.

The Budget 2015 reveals that government will provide an extra £4.2 million to tackle waste crime, reform the Landfill Communities Fund, and introduce a raft of initiatives to “put Britain at the forefront of the online sharing economy”.

Two new innovations in coffee packaging have been announced, with KFC launching an edible coffee cup and Novamont producing a compostable espresso capsule.

The CLG Committee is calling on government to assign a portion of any increase in tobacco levies to local councils to help cover the cost street cleaning.