Waste and Resources

The new roadmap is published a year after the EU first unveiled its ambitious circular economy action plan to cut waste, emissions and pollution

The findings suggest an urgent need to ramp up efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to halve global food waste by 2030

Latest DEFRA statistics on UK recycling rates put them on a par with 2017, although local authorities made some progress in diverting waste from landfill

Innovation centres in London, Loughborough and Exeter secure £22.5m to develop waste-cutting techniques for textiles, metals, electronics, construction and chemicals

Public urged to check ahead to avoid overwhelming charity shops with mountain of clothing donations

The government's Resources and Waste Strategy provides a blueprint for building a circular economy out of the Covid-19 crisis, argues Viridor's Tim Rotheray

Despite heightened public concern about single-use plastics in recent years, UK household recycling rates fell in 2018

Parent company Pennon Group opts to focus on its water businesses, as it announces plans to exit waste and recycling sector

Environmental groups and green businesses broadly welcome strategy, which aims to 'make sustainable products the norm'

The building sector is a major resource user, but circular thinking can keep firms ahead of competition and regulation, argues UKGBC's Alastair Mant