The Liberal Democrats have promised to support the transition to a circular economy, pledging to introduce a Zero-Waste Act and a 70 per cent statutory waste recycling target for England in their manifesto.

A global coalition of retailers, producers, industry initiatives and cotton standards have come together from across the cotton supply chain to push sustainable cotton into the mainstream.

The UK is one of a number of EU member states refusing to publically back ambitious recycling and reuse proposals ahead of final negotiations in the European Council.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a Circular Fibres Initiative to investigate how a new global circular economy for textiles could be developed.

Community water refill schemes could be a viable approach for tackling plastic pollution. Bristol is setting an example for other cities with a new drinking fountain in its city centre.

Northern Ireland has seen its recycling rate for the last quarter increase by two per cent, according to the government’s latest statistics.

Advance London, a new circular economy programme aiming to help SMEs to go circular, launched at London’s City Hall this week.

CIWM have released a Resource Productivity Manifesto calling on all political parties to commit to resource productivity measures in their manifestos ahead of June’s general election.

North London Waste Authority has responded to government’s draft industrial strategy, pointing out that it makes no mention of waste, the circular economy or society’s need to manage physical resources better.

Six materials, including a bioplastic composite paper, a wetsuit made from natural rubber, and packaging made from up-cycled agricultural residuals have been announced as the finalists for Bio-Based Material of the Year 2017.