Coca-Cola Enterprises is re-launching its ‘Happiness Recycling’ scheme at festivals to ‘bring recycling to life’.

Nearly 70 per cent of consumers would consider switching brands if one had better environmental credentials, new research finds.

Closed Loop Environmental Solutions and Simply Waste Solutions are to launch a new paper cup recycling service on 1 August.

As the Queen announces that government will ‘reduce the use of plastic carrier bags’, industry calls for more bag charge details.

Department for Communities and Local Government Minister, Brandon Lewis MP, makes recycling blunder on national TV.

Sweden and the Netherlands call on the EU to remove ‘best before’ dates from some food packaging due to their role in food wastage.

A round-up of this week's waste and recycling news, including new Scottish scrap metal law, Northern Irish on-farm AD fund, and more.

Plastics Recyclers Europe is to develop PET recycling guidelines due to the large amount of PET trays not being recycled.

Ecover has announced it will launch a washing-up liquid bottle made from reclaimed ocean plastic by June 2014.

Energy Secretary Edward Davey MP and London MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford visit the UK’s ‘first’ plastic film recycling plant.