| A new World Biogas Summit will put anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas at the heart of sustainable development and high on the agenda of politicians and policymakers in the UK and around the globe, according to joint organisers the World Biogas Association (WBA) and the UK Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA).

| A new report, published today, presents the business case for adopting a circular economy. The report, produced by Eunomia Research and Consulting Ltd. for Ditto Sustainability, assessed progress on the circular economy across a range of industries and markets, and found that adopting a circular economy model makes businesses more resilient.

| The X-Cutter (XC) system for the XR waste shredder was first revealed at the IFAT.

| The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GAC) with its Announcement No. 163 published its "First list of approved pre-shipment inspection agencies for solid waste imported as raw materials".

| Tomra is committed to its long-term development in China and has further strengthened its set-up in this fast-growing market.

| A newly developed compost technology is set to revolutionise the way businesses and households recycle green waste.

| On 15 November 2018 the European Parliament voted in favour of a very low threshold for a frequently used brominated flame retardant Deca-BDE in plastics that have been used in electronic and electrical products and waste.

| From the 17th to the 25th of November 2018, the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) takes place with more than 14,000 actions¹ related to waste reduction, products reuse and materials recycling.

| As the recycling industry celebrates America Recycles Day today, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) continues it role advocating for the industry in front of the Administration and on Capitol Hill.

| In conjunction with the celebration America Recycles Day, the U.S. Senate Recycling Caucus hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill in which Robin Wiener, president of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) moderated.

| Director, and founding member of Andusia Recovered Fuels has been nominated as one of the 2018 ‘Faces of a Vibrant Economy’ by accounting network, Grant Thornton.

| Born 70 years ago on the port of Lorient in Brittany, the company that delivers to the four corners of the world its presses and hydraulic shears for the recycling of metals, household and industrial waste, blew Thursday, October 25 its 70 candles in his Caudan workshops.

| Changing business models for plastic recycling could lead to more profitable businesses, higher grade material on the market and make investment in recycling infrastructure more viable, suggests resource recovery specialist Axion.

| Incineration, including waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration, is a dangerous, costly, and unsustainable method of treating waste - as the coalition of grassroots groups, non-governmental organizations, and individuals - Gaia - tag it.

| Zero Waste Europe released today its latest Case Study, showing how a medium-sized city can effectively tackle Food Waste by developing a comprehensive strategy which includes all the local stakeholders.