Recycling company First Mile has partnered with sustainable fashion innovation platform Fashion for Good to tackle plastic polybag waste in the fashion industry.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Reconomy, Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority, Veolia, Coveyer and TOMRA.

Viridor has signed a five-year contract with consumer goods group Procter and Gamble (P&G) for the supply of recycled plastic.

A new study has revealed that compostable plastics biodegrade sufficiently quickly in Dutch composting facilities, though conventional plastics remain a problem.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Recolight, Reconomy, Dsposal, Keenan Recycling and Bollegraaf.

Italian compostable bioplastics manufacturer Novamont has developed a new cling film made from its Mater-Bi bioplastic.

Non-profit Plastic Patrol has published the initial findings from a study into single-use litter in the UK, revealing that 83 per cent of litter recorded over a nine-month period was plastic.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including CEPI, Go Plant Fleet Services, Geminor, Bunting and Recycling Technologies.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has published new guidance to address confusion around compostable packaging.

A group of seven environmental NGOs have sent an open letter to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) raising concern over the use of the term ‘single-use’ in a Coca-Cola advertising campaign.