In a bid to reduce its plastic footprint, the UK Parliament has announced a series of measures aiming to ‘virtually eliminate single-use avoidable plastics’ from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords by 2019.

Bubble wrap-lined envelopes are a staple of every office, but can this form of packaging be effectively recycled, or should alternatives be found?

Paper manufacturer James Cropper has set its sights on recycling some of the 2.5 billion takeaway coffee cups thrown away every year in the UK, partnering with London waste collection company Paper Round.

Six innovative bio-based products using materials including cellulose, soy beans and watermelon sugars are on the shortlist for the 2018 Bio-based Material of the Year award.

Woolcool is a packaging innovation for the transport of temperature-sensitive items from the food and pharmaceutical sectors, using wool in place of polystyrene, bubble wrap, gel packs or other non-recyclable insulating materials.

The announcement this morning (28 March) of plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers in England has been hailed as a victory by plastics pollution campaigners, though many within the waste and resources industry have called for caution regarding implementation.

Plastic recycling charity RECOUP has announced it will be holding its Plastics Recycling Conference on 27 September 2018, with the aim of pushing the UK plastics industry to be more proactive in tackling plastic waste.

A new wide-ranging UK Plastics Pact has been launched today, which will see a range of businesses from across industry commit to eliminating ‘unnecessary’ single-use plastic packaging by 2025.

Heathrow airport is joining the fight against disposable coffee cups with the announcement that it wants to recycle all cups sold on the premises by the end of the year.

The On-Pack Recycling Label Ltd, the not-for-profit enterprise that manages the on-pack recycling label scheme, has appointed Stuart Lendrum as its first Executive Director.