Ennomotive has launched an engineering competition to find new ways of reprocessing waste mining materials into glass.

Birmingham University has launched a pilot to recover rare earth metals from gadgets, with the help of EU Horizon 2020 funding.

Cans, cartons, glass – a report from think tank Green Alliance reveals why single-use alternatives to plastic water bottles are not as eco-friendly as people think.

Toast Ale, the beer made from discarded bread, is crowdfunding to launch its craft beer in 330-millilitre cans as part of a wider refresh of its brand identity.

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.

Viridor has won the contract to process East Sussex County Council’s dry mixed recyclables for an initial three years, with the option to extend for a further four.

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.

Key stakeholders from across the packaging supply chain have written to Environment Secretary Michael Gove to outline their priorities for the next stage of delivery of the Resources and Waste Strategy.