WRAP update applauded progress so far, but notes more needed to achieve The UK Plastics Pact, Courtauld Commitment 2030 and Textiles 2030 targets

EU Horizon Programme to support demonstrator project for X-Ray detector innovation to identify WEEE containing lithium-ion batteries

St Helens Borough Council is the first in the UK to introduce a custom-built hydrogen-electric vehicle for waste collection

The festival's first day welcomes a keynote session with Marga Hoek and a panel discussion on achieving a circular economy

The proposed plant, connected to the East Coast Cluster carbon capture pipeline, could capture 240,000 tonnes of carbon every year

Joseph Doherty considers the implications of the Reforms to the PRN and PERN system. He is Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste in Northern Ireland which processes over 200,000 tonnes a year of household recyclables and is a significant PERN Trader.

The Statutory Instrument laid before Westminster Parliament requires data to be collected by producers from March 2023 latest

Targeting a ‘greener economy’, Government consults on proposed legislation and guidance for non-domestic premises to separate dry recyclables and food waste

Sebastian Munden will join WRAP after stepping down as Executive Vice President for Unilever

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Plastipak, Hopkinson Waste Group, NGE and Vodafone