The lifespans of electrical and electronic appliances are becoming shorter, a new study commissioned by the German Environment Agency has revealed.

The CPI and the University of Cambridge have partnered to develop a microbial-based technology that can maintain productivity whilst reducing feedstock utilisation and waste generation.

The Circular Economy Investment Fund and Service will offer support to small to medium-sized enterprise to grow the circular economy in Scotland.

A new feature-length documentary brings to light the consequences of plastic pollution in our oceans

A ballot bin ashtray, which allows users to vote with their cigarette butts, has been launched by Hubbub, with shipments being sent across the UK and Europe.

A new alloy containing 75 per cent recycled aluminium has been successfully integrated into structural components of the new Jaguar XE model, aluminium manufacturer and recycler Novelis announced yesterday.

WRAP has unveiled an interactive online tool [http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/new-circular-economy-jobs-created-2030] to highlight the number of jobs that could be created by a circular economy in each Parliamentary constituency.

Mary Creagh MP has been elected as the new Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, following the resignation of Huw Irranca-Davies.

Pairing circular economy principles with the information generated by intelligent devices could enable the transition away from a ‘linear’ economy and lead to broad social benefits, says a new Ellen MacArthur Foundation report.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including service station recycling, circular economy for kids and an estates recycling challenge.