Finland has set a goal to make the country a global circular economy leader by 2025, by adopting the world’s first road map to a circular economy in 2016.
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for an European Union-wide ban on single-use plastics, such as straws, plastic cutlery and cotton buds. The ban would come into effect from 2021.
A "pay-as-you-throw" system for household rubbish should be introduced by 2030 in UK, one of the biggest waste firms has said. Weighing domestic waste would help drive a revolution in recycling.
The UK Government has put forward plans to introduce a deposit return scheme to dramatically reduce the amount of waste from drinks.
London introduces coffee cup recycling facilities across the City and aims to collect and recycle half a million cups in the City of London throughout April, rising to 5 million by the end of the year.
Four legislative amendments will help the European Union recycle 70 percent of its municipal waste and 80 percent of its packaging material by 2030.
