Paper coffee cups can have a lower carbon footprint than reusable cups, especially if they are recycled, according to life cycle research commissioned by packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki.

Machinery supplier Warwick Ward is holding an open day on 3 July to welcome customers to its new site.

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has launched an inquiry into the environmental and human health impacts of electronic waste (e-waste) and the opportunities for the circular economy for electronic goods.

A new £40-million research facility that will include the first experimental glass furnace is set to be built in St Helens to boost innovation in the glass manufacturing sector.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including DS Smith, Vanden Recycling, OPRL and AO Recycling.

Members of the UK Plastics Pact have committed to removing eight problematic or unnecessary single-use plastic items from shelves by the end of 2020 and have identified a further 19 items to take action against by 2025, though campaigners say the industry’s approach is “inadequate”.

The amount of undetectable black packaging coming to market is expected to be cut by 66 per cent by the end of 2019 due to efforts to reduce the amount of black plastic used in packaging and developments in detectable pigments and sorting equipment, says industry report.

Waste management company Biffa has been convicted of breaching waste export regulations for attempting to send heavily contaminated waste to China.

The Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) has stated that some form of packaging compliance fee could be introduced in 2020, but that the tight legislative timetable would preclude its introduction in 2019.

The energy-from-waste industry has welcomed a study that found emissions from waste incinerators lead to no increased risk of birth defects, but report authors say further research is ‘warranted’.