Critics have panned the BBC’s coverage of the controversial material, which the EU is in the process of restricting, with naturalist Chris Packham failing to declare his paid position as adviser with an oxo-plastics company during a televised discussion on the material.

Community cooks will receive lessons in how to best use surplus food from retailers as part of a new training programme from Tesco and food redistribution charity FareShare.

Resource and waste management business FCC Environment has been awarded the new contract for the operation of Suffolk County Council’s network of 11 recycling centres.

Recycling company TerraCycle and some of the world’s biggest household brands have launched Loop, an online shopping platform where products are sold in reusable packaging,

The European Recycling Platform UK (ERP UK) has become the latest company to join the expanding membership of the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme as it seeks to boost consumer engagement in recycling and boost recycling rates.

More than 25 international companies, including Shell, Veolia, Suez and Procter & Gamble, have launched a new partnership to tackle plastic waste.

Go Plant Fleet Services has landed a major contract in Harrow to provide refuse collection vehicles for the council.

The Guardian has become the first national newspaper to be delivered in a compostable wrapper, but there is confusion over whether the material can be disposed of in food waste bins.

Anaerobic digestion operator Amur has gained the PAS 110 standard for digestate produced at its Yorkshire facility.

Recycling and resource recovery business Enva has doubled its capacity through investment in its new facility, previously owned by Blue Sky Plastics.