The Packaging Scheme Forum has warned of a looming crisis in the packaging recycling industry, with the price of Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs) for plastic rising while recycling rates drop. Could a packaging compliance fee be the solution?

Three out of four aluminium cans were recycled in the UK in 2018, Rick Hindley of Alupro announced at the Resourcing the Future conference this week.

A Welsh Assembly committee has called for the government to take swift action on plastic pollution, including banning wet wipes and introducing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers.

The French Government is set to ban the destruction of unsold non-food goods as part of new legislation on the circular economy, though concerns have been raised that it does not go far enough.

Natural Resources Wales has removed waste mattresses from a site in Llandow, the Vale of Glamorgan, illegally dumped by Envik Recycling Services.

Research by British bed manufacturer Happy Beds has found a huge disparity in how much local authorities charge for collecting and recycling mattresses.

Aqua Enviro is inviting the submission of abstracts for the European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference, to be held at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on 19-20 November 2019.

The RDF Industry Group has published sector-specific advice for the RDF and residual waste industry on how to develop fire prevention plans.

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including NLWA, Casepak and Clarity Environmental.

MPs are calling for immediate action to introduce an extended producer responsibility regime for packaging based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle.