Plastics reprocessing company Closed Loop Recycling has been acquired by investment company Euro Capital.

Newport City Council has closed its household waste recycling centre on Docks Way, Maesglas, to tackle a fire that broke out at the site yesterday.

A new Zero Waste Scotland report identifies five community-level activities that can prevent local litter problems.

The European Parliament passes the ‘first binding measures to reduce waste generation’, as a limit on plastic bag use is voted through.

Stakeholders in the waste and reprocessing industry and its supply chain gather in London to discuss how to improve recyclate markets.

The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has unveiled a new sustainability plan for the city, which includes zero waste to landfill by 2030 and a switch to co-mingled recycling.

Northern Ireland’s Department of the Environment has said it will commit £2 million from the carrier bag levy to help fund environmental groups.

The EC will launch the roadmap for its Circular Economy Package ‘within the next few weeks’, and consult on the topic ‘before summer’, according to Director-General for Environment Karl Falkenberg.

Savannah-based craft brewing company Southbound Brewing Co. has adopted Novelis evercan for its canned beer.

Four retailers have raised more than £1 million for charity via Scotland’s single-use carrier bag charge, which was introduced six months ago.