Importing cheap, single-use tyres to the marketplace is having a ‘devastating’ impact on the environment, members of the UK’s retread tyre industry have warned the government.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including the Clean Britain Awards, Christmas jumper upcycling and electrical appliance reuse.

Human waste could provide enough energy to power Indonesia, Brazil and Ethopia combined, according to a UN University report released this week.

Adaptavate has been named as the 2015 winner of the Green Alley Award, a European circular economy prize.

The Sustainable Clothing Action Plan has seen UK brands cut water impacts by 12.5 per cent per tonne of clothing since 2013, though waste arisings have not fallen, WRAP announced today.

The UK’s food system will face increasing challenges over the next decade if we don’t embrace a ‘business unusual’ approach to the way we manufacture, sell and consume food, a new Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) report suggests.

Egbert Taylor Group, which owns bin manufacturer Taylor and skip producer Sellers, has announced a ‘strategic partnership’ with cloud-connected waste and recycling system creator Bigbelly Inc.

The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) has launched a new Product Weight Protocol (PWP) for reuse organisations.

Researchers at the University of Bologna have developed a system to harness the chemicals in grape waste from the winemaking process.

The government’s Environmental Audit Committee is holding a public inquiry to assess EU environmental objectives ahead of the referendum on EU membership.