Richard Hands, Chief Executive of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK, outlines why renewable materials should be an equally-important part of the circular economy debate.

The BBC is to run a new, three-part series on waste next year, with campaigner and chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall presenting the programme.

Nestlé and Unilever are amongst a number of companies working with the resource industry in a new project to ‘create a circular economy for flexible packaging’.

Recycling half of the items littered in England would have an economic value of at least £14.8 million, finds Keep Britain Tidy report.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched a new reporting portal to help Carrier Bag Commitment signatories keep track of how many plastic bags they sell.

The Resource Association has released a new video highlighting the challenge of contamination in recycling and what can be done to overcome it.

Member states will need to either implement reduction targets or introduce levies for plastic bags in the near future under new draft EU rules.

Recycling company TerraCycle has launched a new recycling programme for air and homecare products.

A new survey from Keep Britain Tidy has found that litter is associated with increases in poverty, crime, and social disorder.

Metal packaging recycling campaign MetalMatters is being launched in Greater Manchester and Rhondaa Cynon Taf.