Stakeholders have been told that the government expects the EU’s Circular Economy Package to apply to the UK, as the European Parliament convenes this week for a vote on the package’s legislation.

The New Plastics Economy’s latest action plan to reuse and recycle 70 per cent of the world’s plastic packaging through better design and business models has been backed by industry leaders.

A share of £115,000 is up for grabs to help make the Merseyside and Halton region a cleaner and greener place through community projects.

Two North Sea oil platforms are on their way to Great Yarmouth for recycling after a partnership between Veolia and oil industry logistics firm Peterson was awarded two contracts to recycle rigs at its facility in Norfolk.

The Textile Recycling Association is calling for more to be done to tackle fake charity clothing collection banks, following a BBC exposé.

Implementing a circular economy in India would create massive health and economic benefits, according to a new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

A Cardiff-based company, Thermal Compaction Group, is pioneering a new clinical waste recycling process at one of Wales’ oldest hospitals.

Consultancy Eunomia will investigate potential ways to accelerate a circular economy across the European furniture industry in a project commissioned by the European Environmental Bureau.

Tesco has rolled out a new crowdfunding platform, BackIt, to help small businesses and entrepreneurs gain funding for their food waste-reducing ideas.

Bristol City Council has launched a campaign in a bid to make Bristol measurably cleaner by 2020, in partnership with its arms-length Bristol Waste Company.