German dissension over recycling targets and methodology could risk further delay to the adoption of the Circular Economy Package.

The British public are frustrated at the lack of consistency and transparency surrounding recycling in the UK, and almost a quarter don’t trust councils to recycle their collections properly, a new national survey has found.

A new report from the Welsh Government has found that enhancing recycling in Wales could potentially save 86,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

More than £9 billion could be added to the UK economy through the integration of circular economy principles into industrial strategy, says waste management company SUEZ.

The resources industry has welcomed the publication of a plan to introduce more consistent recycling across England in an attempt to increase participation and decrease contamination of kerbside recycling services.

Every home in England could be able to recycle the same materials from 2025 as the government and waste industry seek to address confusion, contamination and stagnating recycling rates.

Wakefield Council is imploring residents to use their recycling better after revealing that three to five dead pets – including puppies, kittens and bearded dragons, are included every week.

Knowing what happens to recycling once it’s been collected is a growing motivation in English residents’ participation in council recycling services, especially for those under the age of 35, according to research commissioned by the Resource Association.

Waste Minister Therese Coffey says that the government’s environmental policy following Brexit will be “focused on outcomes” and that certain elements of the Circular Economy Package could end in “perverse” results.

With the packaging industry recently promoting itself as a key part in the circular economy answer, the European Environmental Bureau’s Piotr Barczak argues that single-use packaging is not the way to avoid Europe producing waste.