US-based Red Brick Brewing Company has adopted Novelis’ high-recycled content aluminium can sheet, evercan™.

Beverage can manufacturer Can-Pack UK has become the latest member of Alupro

A new poll by YouGov has found that the majority of UK adults would pay more for milk if it came in recycled plastic packaging, and think government should set minimum standards for recycled content.

RECOUP’s guideline document for those who use plastic packaging, Recyclability by Design, has been refreshed and revised for Spring 2015.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Novelis, ACE UK, Pledge4Plastics, and O2 Recycle.

Wrexham County Borough Council has become the 50th local authority to partner with the MetalMatters recycling campaign.

The EC must make better use of its Ecodesign Directive if it is to address unsustainable resource consumption and bring about a circular economy, says the European Environmental Bureau.

Three councils have begun trialling kerbside recycling collections of flexible laminated packaging as part of a new Defra-funded study.

The Budget 2015 reveals that government will provide an extra £4.2 million to tackle waste crime, reform the Landfill Communities Fund, and introduce a raft of initiatives to “put Britain at the forefront of the online sharing economy”.

Two new innovations in coffee packaging have been announced, with KFC launching an edible coffee cup and Novamont producing a compostable espresso capsule.