New report identifies policy misalignment and regulatory fragmentation hindering bio-based materials development ...

The DRS schemes respond to huge public demand for action on plastic waste which pollutes our beaches, streets, and local ...

Chancellor also confirms early 2026 consultations on local authority EPR performance and packaging waste recycling reforms ...

Government’s delivery plan for England also sets interim 2030 targets with current collection and packaging reforms expected to contribute most of the reduction ...

Hong Kong-based textile manufacturer New Focus Textiles has implemented DNA markers from Swiss technology company Haelixa to provide laboratory-verifiable proof of recycled cotton content throughout ...

Gareth Rollings, Head of Waste at West Sussex County Council, has been appointed as Chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), succeeding Cathy Cook, Senior Advisor at ReLondon ...

John Scanlon, Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, has been appointed Chair of the Environmental Services Association (ESA), succeeding Michael Topham, CEO of Biffa, who steps ...

The UK could capture materials worth £1 billion from electrical waste through improved recycling and recovery systems, according to a five-year impact report from Material Focus published today.

Co-op has partnered with Podback to trial in-store coffee pod recycling across 33 stores, marking the first time a UK convenience retailer has provided dedicated collection points for the scheme.

Four shipping companies including Berge Bulk, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, X-Press Feeders and Britoil Offshore Services have established an industry alliance to address plastic pollution through ...

IMRO Maschinenbau and ZenRobotics will combine robotic sorting technology with processing lines at Uffenheim facility to extract metals from incinerator bottom ash, with operations planned to start ...

Students at New College Lanarkshire recycled 20,177 cans and plastic bottles during a five-week trial after a 20p financial incentive was introduced, representing an 80-fold increase compared to the ...