A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Ecosurety, Renewi, Carbios, SUEZ and the BMRA.

A report released by WWF and the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)  yesterday (1 July) outlines the measures that need to be taken within the EU to halve food waste by 2030, in accordance with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13.1.

A circular economy will help the UK build back better, bolstering the economy by £75 billion and creating half a million jobs, as the UK looks set to face its biggest recession in 300 years.

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government to accelerate the transition to a circular economy as part of a Covid-19 recovery plan that prioritises the climate crisis, reiterating its call for a ban on biodegradable waste to landfill by 2025.

Figures released by Carpet Recycling UK show that carpet collections fell by 10 per cent between 2018 and 2019.

Six new members have joined the South African Plastics Pact since the start of the year, including Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa.

A new study by Material Focus reveals UK households could have made £17 billion from second hand resale value of the old small electricals lying around their home – around £620 per household.

67 million items of clothing could be discarded by UK households once the Covid-19 lockdown ends, says a new survey.

The amount of waste wood processed in the UK rose by six per cent, to a total of 3.98 million tonnes in 2019, according to new figures from the Wood Recyclers Association (WRA).

A group of 119 experts and scientists have signed a statement reassuring the public that reusable containers are safe to use during the Covid-19 pandemic, provided hygiene measures are followed.