WRAP has developed its second regional partnership, this time with the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, in an effort to increase recycling and waste prevention in the conurbation.

The European Parliament has voted to take on proposals to raise the European recycling target to 70 per cent by 2030 and to determine a single calculation method for recycling rates ahead of negotiations for the EU’s Circular Economy Package.

The Welsh Government has announced a successor fund to the Accelerating Reprocessing Infrastructure Development (ARID) project.

The Restart Project is bringing the circular economy to the grass roots, with community repair events helping people fix their technology and build skills, confidence and networks.

Universities lead the way in research, but not always when it comes to sustainability. The UniGreenScheme aiming to change all that by reusing laboratory waste as part of a circular economy.

Centre-right think tank Policy Exchange has claimed the EU’s ‘ill-defined’ Circular Economy Package could cost UK businesses an extra £2 billion over the next 20 years, though others have questioned the report’s conclusions.

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Newcastle City Council is looking for ‘radical’ solutions to the city’s waste management situation after appointing a team of industry experts to review all aspects of the waste process.

The North London Waste Authority has been granted permission to build a replacement energy recovery facility at the Edmonton EcoPark.

The UK needs to have a national debate on future recycling targets to establish a framework for the resource sector post-Brexit, says the Environmental Industries Commission, although other commentators have suggested the matter might not be in the UK’s hands.