Kerry McCarthy has quit as Shadow Environment Secretary, stating that weak party leadership has put critical issues like the UK’s part in the Circular Economy Package at risk.

Figures from around the waste and resource sindustry have had their say on the impacts of Brexit and what must now be done to take the industry forward.

Two Northern Irish AD plants have received government-backed funds for pioneering work using poultry litter.

This week saw members of the waste and resources industry from across the country descend on London for two days of discussion on the sector's hot topics. The EU referendum, the future of food waste, the Circular Economy Package and producer responsibility were all on the agenda. Here are some of the things that we learned.

The UK government looks set to finally take action on the polluting microbeads that are damaging our marine environment.

Rory Stewart’s speech at Resourcing the Future 2016 hinted at scaled back ambitions.

‘Small changes can have enormous environmental and economical benefits’ says Environment Secretary after analysis shows that half of the waste in Welsh bins is recyclable.

The European Environment Agency has called for stronger resource-efficiency policies to be put in place across Europe, as groups blame Circular Economy Package delay for lack of national action.

The REA and LARAC have resolved their differences and jointly called for industry and local authority collaboration in the search for improved government policy around food waste collections.

The EAC could seek a ban on microbeads being used in cosmetics if companies do not take action themselves, after a briefing summarised research into the environmental impact of pollutant microplastics.