Bunzl Catering Supplies, Benders Paper Cups and BASIS have joined the Simply Cups paper cup recycling service, which now includes five additional materials.

Plastics 2020 and WRAP have launched the Plastics Industry Recycling Action Plan at the Plastics Recycling Expo in Telford.

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy is launching its Centre for Social Innovation to develop new approaches to solving litter and waste problems.

The European Commission has launched a consultation on ‘the nature and the extent of regulatory failures causing undue distortions to EU waste markets for recycling and recovery’.

Bristol City Council has announced that it has ‘mutually agreed’ with its waste contractor Kier to terminate the current waste collection and street cleansing contract.

The Plastics 2020 consortium has announced it will launch the Plastics Industry Recycling Action Plan (PIRAP) at the Plastics Recycling Expo (PRE) in Telford.

Scotland’s Environment Secretary has launched a social media campaign to promote the repair, reuse and remanufacturing of goods to kick-start the circular economy.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched the second phase of its ‘kite mark’ accreditation, aiming to improve health and safety standards.

Global paints and chemicals company AkzoNobel has called on the UK government to standardise waste management infrastructure to facilitate the creation of a ‘closed-loop’ system for recycling unused paints.

Seven waste and resource sector organisations have written to new Resource Minister Rory Stewart, highlighting ways to improve resource management in England.