Car manufacturer DeLorean is calling for Kickstarter donations to help fund the development of a waste-powered car.

Simon Weston, the Director of Raw Materials at the Confederation of Paper Industries, has been appointed to Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging.

The founder of plastics reprocessing company ECOPlastics Recycling, Jonathan Short, has left the company, just three months after it was bought out.

Stakeholders are being asked to respond to a consultation on changes to the producer responsibility schemes for batteries and packaging, and submit evidence relating to a review of recycling targets.

Chris Dow, Chief Executive of plastics reprocessing company Closed Loop Recycling, has said that the company will “inevitably go into administration” without government or industry support.

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

Over the past 10 years, more than 800 tonnes of litter have been removed from Scottish waterways as part of the Fishing for Litter project.

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.

Dundee City Council introduces food waste collections and separate glass collections as part of its new ‘Recycle for Dundee’ service.