110 containers of toxic electric arc furnace dust from Romania were found discarded in a Malaysian Port last month

Yorkshire-based polymer reprocessor invests in pre-sort capability to accept a wider range of input materials.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched a campaign urging people to bin litter or take it home as Covid-19 lockdown measures ease.

A report from Policy Connect, supported by cross-party MPs, argues that energy-from-waste is the answer to the UK’s residual waste problem.

ADEPT’s Covid-19 impacts survey reveals that 16 per cent of councils are experiencing severe disruption to commercial waste collection services, up from no accounts of severe disruption in the last survey, though other services are continuing their return to normal.

94 per cent of Amazon shoppers in the UK are concerned about plastic pollution and want plastic-free packaging options, according to a new survey by ocean conservation organisation Oceana.

With only four per cent of soft flexible plastic packaging currently recycled, a new roadmap has been released by WRAP to create a circular economy for these materials.

Diageo has announced the creation of its first plastic-free bottle for spirits made from sustainably-sourced pulp in a statement made by the beverage company yesterday (13 July).

Environment Minister Rebecca Pow has warned the tobacco industry to “step up” and play its part in tackling cigarette butt litter or the government will consider legislating to force the industry to tackle the issue.

The Environment Agency (EA) released its new five-year plan on Thursday (9 July), urging the government not to return to ‘business as usual’ in its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.