A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry

WasteAid and Bunzl’s 12-month initiative aims to close the loop on plastic waste in Douala, Cameroon

The retailer has launched recycling points at 171 stores across the South West and Wales

Eunomia has found that plastic needs to be removed from waste sent to incinerators if the UK is to meet its net-zero targets

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) statistics show slight growth in the level of recycling in the last financial year

Paul Davidson, Challenge Director of Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), discusses ongoing projects and challenges brought about by mass consumer plastic packaging

Riverford has switched from plastic bags to home compostable alternatives supplied by TIPA, citing savings of up to 1.25 million plastic bags each year

The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into introducing deposit return schemes in England

A look into Conwy County’s Mobile Recycling Centre, developed to support the move to four-weekly residual waste collections

The £1.2 million project will aim to enhance and improve the efficiency of chemical recycling technology