Resource talks with David Newman, Managing Director of the Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) about his quest to clean up food waste and get compostables into the mainstream.
MP since 2017, Anna McMorrin joined Parliament with a drive to tackle the UK’s environmental issues, hitting out against single-use plastic waste and tabling a bill on extended producer responsibility for packaging. Resource finds out more
Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes is now ubiquitous in the oceans. Resource talks to marine litter expert Professor Richard Thompson about how microplastics have infiltrated the natural environment – and how we might solve the crisis
TerraCycle offers recycling programmes for all sorts of complex waste streams –and now it has announced Loop, its new ‘waste-free’ online shopping service. Kate Dickinson talks to Tom Szaky, founder and CEO, about addressing the root cause of waste.
Wales has long drawn an envious gaze towards its excellent recycling and waste management performance, but what did it take to get there and what more is to be done? Resource talks to Jasper Roberts, Deputy Director of the Welsh Government’s Waste and Resource Efficiency Division, about Wales’ ambitions.
With Wales being recognised worldwide for its strong record on waste and recycling, Resource caught up with Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn to find out more about her goal to get Wales to the top.
As a huge year for resources kicks off with a plastics-heavy 25 Year Environment Plan, INCPEN CEO Paul Vanston talks to Edward Perchard about deposits, PRNs, Attenborough and how effective collaboration will pave the way for a greener future.
Leonie Butler spoke to Furniture Re-use Network CEO Craig Anderson about getting social aspects of sustainability recognised and working out what motivates people to do the right thing and reuse.
Approved Food founder Dan Cluderay tells Resource how he’s turning would-be food waste back into a profit with his online clearance food and drink store.
As he prepares to step down from his role at the head of CIWM, Steve Lee shares his thoughts on the state of the resources industry with Resource, and tells us where we need to go from here
Nearly a year after the initial Circular Economy Package was withdrawn, the European Commission launched a revised proposal in December. Resource discussed the new package with European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella
Ahead of the release of the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package, Resource sat down with EEF’s Susanne Baker to discuss the package’s potential and how close the manufacturing industry is to embracing circularity.
As one of the sector’s major organisations, WRAP works with businesses, government, and communities in an effort to bring about a circular economy. Charles Newman caught up with CEO Liz Goodwin to find out how it’s going
Friends of the Earth Europe, part of the world’s largest environmental network, represents 31 national organisations and thousands of local groups at European level. Libby Peake caught up with its Resource Use Campaigner, Ariadna Rodrigo
With Wales nearing the 60 per cent recycling mark, we wanted to know more about the secrets of the country’s success. Charles Newman spoke to the man now managing Team Wales, Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant
With the recent sale of Straight PLC to One51, Charles Newman caught up with Jonathan Straight to hear the story of how it all started and what’s coming next for the mustachioed bin tycoon
Many of us are fully committed to the concept of zero waste, but few of us have done so much to make it a reality as Rachelle Strauss, blogger at MyZeroWaste.com. Resource catches up with Mrs Green herself to find out more
With the 2020 recycling targets creeping up on us, Charles Newman talks to Friends of the Earth’s Michael Warhurst about boosting recycling rates, reducing material use, and bringing about real change in how we view resources
As China cracks down on poor-quality recyclate from entering its borders, Charles Newman speaks to the head of Europe’s largest plastic bottle processing facility, Jonathan Short, about driving up quality
Gunter Pauli, author of The Blue Economy: 100 Years, 100 Innovations, 100 Million Jobs talks to Charles Newman about why we
should be letting nature work for us
Michael Braungart, one of the creators of the cradle-to-cradle design principle, was featured in Resource two years ago. Here, he talks to Jo Moulds about his philosophies and lets us know more about his thoughts on 'eco-efficiency'.
After six years heading up the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), Jennie Price has decided to turn her talents to shaping the country at Sport England. She reflects on her time at WRAP for Resource readers.
Physicist, environmental scientist, writer and Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Institute, Amory Lovins is renowned for his pioneering work in energy efficiency. Charles Newman spoke to him about his latest book, Reinventing Fire, and the business case for rethinking how we us
As the UK edges ever closer to recycling more than it discards, talk increasingly turns to questions about the circular economy and zero waste. Marcus Gover spoke to Resource about how WRAP is addressing them.
In a world of limited resources, our ‘throwaway’ habits are fast catching up with us. It’s time to move from a linear economy to a circular one, according to the Green Alliance’s Julie Hill told resource
Food, glorious food. The problem is, we are still wasting far too much of it, even when we don’t prepare it ourselves. A new voluntary agreement to help combat avoidable waste in the hospitality sector is being implemented following a report published last year by WRAP.
Regularly featured in Resource’s Hot 100 list, Shlomo Dowen is leading the anti-incineration charge in the UK. We decided it was time to learn a bit more about the man - his background and his cause.
In 2007, while travelling through Mali, Andy Pag had an epiphany. An overland expedition enthusiast and former journalist, Pag observed that the Malians were completely at the mercy of diesel prices and decided: “I didn’t want to carry on driving round the world exploring it
If Defra’s Waste Review proved anything, it’s that we are following Europe’s lead when it comes to resource management. Resource caught up with the woman charged with overseeing implementation of Europe’s waste policies, Karolina Fras
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a Minister for the Environment, the CEO of a major corporation or a third-sector campaigner? Wonder no more: Resource asked some of the industry’s top professionals to describe their jobs (and what it took to get them there). Here’s what the
Just a few weeks in his new post as the Welsh Government’s new Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, John Griffiths sat down with Resource to outline the country’s next steps towards zero waste
Good waste policies are borne of a thorough understanding of all kinds of impacting factors. Founder and President of ACR+, Jean-Pierre Hannequart, explains the importance of keeping many plates in the air
Having watched his company grow in conjunction with the waste industry, Viridor’s Colin Drummond tells Resource what he believes is next on the resource agenda
Wales recycles more than any other part of the UK and is leading the way on resource efficiency. Environment Minister Jane Davidson, integral in Wales’s rise to green stardom, spoke with Charles Newman about the country’s progress
Hot water on demand. Lighting at the flick of a switch. Ice in your drink on a hot day. Could you give up these little, often taken for granted luxuries? Rachel England meets three people who did and have never looked back
It's said that money makes the world go round, but many community waste enterprises are finding it difficult to come by finance. One initiative helping organisations buck this trend is Charity Bank
Stavros Dimas, the current European Commissioner for the Environment, has taken a a tough stance on climate change, citing the fight against it as 'a world war that will last for many years'. But how
When it comes to waste policy, Europe has been showing us the way for many years. And if you thought it was torture waiting for the new Waste Framework Directive, imagine what it was like trying to cr
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