New Defra regulations banning the sale of several single-use plastic products came into effect in England on 1 October

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Thérèse Coffey has announced that the forthcoming consistency legislation for England will be renamed ‘Simpler Recycling’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the Conservative Party will scrap ‘plans for households to have seven recycling bins’ during a press conference on net zero

The guidance – published today (31 August) – is for all organisations that may be affected by extended producer responsibility for packaging

Tim Gent, Managing Director of glass recycling company Recresco, on why the inclusion of glass in a UK-wide deposit return scheme should be 'vehemently avoided’

Several studies have estimated the UK will overtake Norway to become the largest e-waste contributor by the year 2024

Defra has published local authority fly-tipping league tables to improve transparency around the enforcement of waste crimes

The Northern Irish Department for the Economy has published its findings from a public consultation exercise on its draft Circular Economy Strategy

Governments and manufacturers around the world are looking at providing further clarity and simplicity to the process of recycling plastic bottle caps

The Strategy defines the role of biomass in achieving net zero and other government sustainability goals