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 ...

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.

The Government has published its first Critical Minerals Strategy, setting targets for 20 per cent of UK demand to be met through recycling by 2035, while committing £50 million in funding support and ...

The Environment Agency arrests two men in Doncaster for conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering involving approximately £875,000 of Packaging Export Recovery Notes. The Environment Agency (EA) ...

The Welsh Government has opened applications for a Deposit Management Organisation to operate its deposit return scheme, with the appointment potentially made from March 2026 following Senedd approval ...

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 ...