Norfolk County Council calls on Eric Pickles to reimburse the taxpayer £34 million following the revelation that the Planning Inspector had approved plans for the Kings Lynn incinerator in September 2013.

The European Commission should do more to promote the bioeconomy, the European Bioeconomy Alliance has announced at its official launch.

The UK Green Investment Bank is launching a £50-million investment fund to support biomass projects.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has released its first ‘Digest of Waste and Resource Statistics’ collating official UK waste statistics for ‘ease of use’.

Zero Waste Scotland has released a report highlighting how Scotland can ‘capitalise on the industrial and economic opportunities of a more circular economy’.

The UK's first bus to be powered by gas from food waste and human excrement has taken to the road in Bristol.

Members of the waste and resources industry have voiced disappointment and frustration with the government’s lack of action on the circular economy.

The UK government has rejected many of the Environmental Audit Committee recommendations from its ‘Growing a circular economy’ report.

WRAP Cymru and Carbon Trust are to deliver free efficiency advice under Resource Efficient Wales, after winning £1m framework contracts.

The European Commission has launched a €143-million call for research projects that investigate reuse and remanufacturing.