A Coca Cola advertising campaign claiming that single-use plastic bottles are ‘only single-use if they are thrown away’ has been criticised for being ‘misleading’ by plastic pollution campaign group City to Sea.

The UK Plastics Pact has published its first annual report, highlighting members’ starting positions and developments towards the four targets.

Paul Vanston, CEO of the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN), calls on the resources and waste industry to be bold in its actions to combat climate change and advance the circular economy in 2020.

The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme has appointed Professor Margaret Bates as its first full-time Executive Director.

The fibre-based packaging industry has issued new recyclability guidelines to help designers boost the recyclability and functionality of paper packaging.

The European Bioplastics annual market data update has confirmed that the bioplastics industry is set to grow over the next five years, though production levels pale in comparison to those of primary plastic production.

Over five years, Viridor will supply 8,000 tonnes of recycled PET annually to packaging producer Klöckner Pentaplast.

The Resource Association has announced that the organisation will be closing on 31 December 2019, subject to formal ratification by its members in December.

The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), has formed a new industry alliance, 4evergreen, to drive the use of fibre-based packaging.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Reconomy, Geminor, DS Smith, Focus Games and Greenredeem.