CAG Oxfordshire (Community Action Groups Oxfordshire) is to become a community benefit society from December 2019, going it alone 18 years after it was set up.

Food preservation company Apeel Sciences has announced that its avocados are now on sale in Germany and Denmark.

The fibre-based packaging industry has issued new recyclability guidelines to help designers boost the recyclability and functionality of paper packaging.

The European Bioplastics annual market data update has confirmed that the bioplastics industry is set to grow over the next five years, though production levels pale in comparison to those of primary plastic production.

Mars Wrigley and social enterprise Behaviour Change have launched a free toolkit to help local authorities and property owners to reduce gum littering.

Utility, drainage and survey company Subscan UDS has implemented a mobile workforce system from Leeds technology company BigChange.

Annual November savings event, Black Friday, encourages excessive consumerism but this year organisations are promoting creative making, upcycling and repairing to bring communities together and reduce environmental damage.

Environmental compliance scheme Ecosurety has launched a £1 million fund to support projects tackling the environmental impacts of packaging, batteries or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

The Resource Association has announced that the organisation will be closing on 31 December 2019, subject to formal ratification by its members in December.

The Green Party has included a number of policies related to waste and resources in its election manifesto, such as extending repair services and promoting the sharing economy.