The European Commission has invested over €220 million in 144 green and low-carbon projects in Member States.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will be taking to the pitch in kits made of recycled ocean plastic as part of Adidas’s partnership with the Parley for the Oceans charity.

The UK and Colombian governments have signed an agreement for a new £20-million joint-funded bioeconomy research programme to aid post-conflict developmental efforts in some of the worst affected regions in Colombia.

Up to £4 billion of value is currently ‘hidden’ in the waste generated by three major sectors and could be extracted with better reuse, recycling and remanufacturing, says Veolia.

Industry groups have both supported and criticised Waste Minister Therese Coffey’s move to reject a proposal by the Liberal Democrats to bring in a 5p charge on disposable coffee cups to reduce waste.

The UK Without Incineration Network has warned investors of the risk that gasification projects present with a briefing paper highlighting more than a dozen failed projects.

The government has once again ruled out the possibility of imposing a 5p charge on disposable coffee cups handed out at high street retailers after calls by the Liberal Democrats.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including new appointments at Biffa and Cromwell Polythene, and the opening of a new EfW facility in Buckinghamshire.

Green City Solutions, a German start-up creating urban air purification installations, has beaten off five other circular companies to win this year’s Green Alley Award.

Terrifying news: 15 million carved pumpkins go uneaten in the UK during Halloween each year. Hubbub and Unilever have relaunched their #PumpkinRescue campaign to get people eating their glowing decorations.