ASSOCIATIONS

Marcus Gover appointed new CEO of UK's Waste and Resources Action Programme

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

UK retail chains donate bag fee to charity / Alzheimer's and WRAP are key beneficiaries

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Transformation of European circular economy could create 3m jobs by 2030 / Structural unemployment could fall by 520,000 / WRAP study first of its kind to list potential employment for each EU member state

UK RECYCLING

Government must tackle barriers to circular economy / PRN and recycling schemes need reform / House of Commons report

PLASTIC PACKAGING

PAFA warns of danger of lack of recycling infrastructure / Courtauld 2 targets announced