The value of materials in WEEE acts as high motivation for their reclamation and reuse, making the system an interesting test case for establishing principles of a truly circular economy

More high-profile voices are coming out in support of a delay to the deposit return scheme

Each person in the UK consumes on average 15.3 tonnes of material each year, compared to the global average of 12.2 tonnes per capita

The funding winners will explore plant-based biodegradable polymers, new sorting and recycling technology, and the use of Artificial Intelligence to build a global plastic map

Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose are partnering to standardise the measurement and reporting of emissions

Defra figures for 2021/22 show 44.1 per cent of waste from households was recycled

Material Focus’s national ‘Hypnocat’ campaign for will air on TV for the first time, encouraging viewers to ‘Recycle Your Electricals’

Community comes together to divert 9,800 bags of green waste from landfill and incineration.

The European Commission and industry leaders from across EU Member States are teaming up to deliver an ambitious target

Tom Dawson, founder of Revolution Zero, explains the wholesale changes required to develop a circular economy for medical textiles within the NHS.