The National Assembly of Wales will debate tomorrow on the possibility of a deposit-return scheme, weeks after the Welsh Conservatives announced that a Conservative government would introduce a pilot system.

Chipboard manufacturer Sonae Industria (UK) and equipment specialist Valment Ltd have been made to pay £624,000 following the ‘most horrific’ deaths of two workers in 2010.

MEPs will seek changes to targets in the Circular Economy Package when it is sent to the European Parliament for approval, groups have stated.

Members of the waste and resources industry have reacted to the announcement of the Circular Economy Package, questioning the ambition promised throughout its development.

Online retailer Ocado will reduce landfill waste by repurposing old uniforms in collaboration with HMP Northumberland and Hubbub.

Hadfield Wood Recyclers has begun accepting waste wood at its Manchester and Middlesbrough sites after closing its gates to customers four months ago to avoid Environment Agency enforcement.

An ambitious circular economy package could save €3 billion a year and reduce unemployment in Europe, according to Green Alliance.

Friends of the Earth Europe has called for the European Commission to ramp up the ambition of its upcoming Circular Economy Package, after a leaked draft implied that expected measures have been watered down.

A fleet of biogas-fuelled buses could be running in Bristol as early as next year as part of an initiative to improve air quality in the city.

Plastics Recycling Show (PRS) Europe, a two-day conference for members of the plastics and recycling industries, has been postponed and may be cancelled after Brussels was put on the highest level of terror alert this weekend.