Behaviour change company Greenredeem has called on Defra to reconsider its plans to roll out a deposit return scheme (DRS) for single-use beverage containers and invest instead in convenient recycling solutions that create ‘sustained behaviour change’.

Weekly kerbside collections for recyclables and food waste will resume service from 1 June, Cardiff City Council has announced.

The plastics export sector has urged the government to increase financial support for companies, amid concerns over the impact of Covid-19 on supply chain operations.

A pay dispute between refuse workers in Wirral belonging to the trade union Unite and waste management company Biffa Waste Services has been settled after workers agreed to an improved pay offer.

Councils have had to remind residents what counts as essential waste as long queues form at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) which began to reopen across England this week.

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, Peter Maddox, WRAP Director, states we must look to the future and make the circular economy our new normal, promoting planetary and public health in the aftermath of the crisis.

A new study released last week (8 May) supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) suggests that regulatory barriers and technological ‘lock-in’ are hampering plastic packaging recycling efforts.

Almost half of councils have plans to reopen their Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) within the next two weeks, according to the latest Covid-19 local authority impacts survey, while recycling collections have experienced a slight increase in disruption.

The government has stated that there is ‘no reason in law’ why Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) shouldn’t be open and has yet again urged local authorities to reopen sites, issuing guidance on how to do so safely during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Local authority networks have released a guidance document on reopening Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).