China is seeking a ban on the import of all scrap plastics and unsorted waste paper, a move that some recyclers have said could cause ‘chaos’ in meeting recycling targets and a rise in PRN prices.

The amount of packaging on over 140 of Marks and Spencer’s best-selling products has been slashed by the retailer, which has also released its waste figures for the last year.

Draft guidance on ‘best before’ dates, freezing information and other storage tips has been published by WRAP today, and will be under consultation for the next month.

You could bag yourself a recycled plastic rucksack by keeping your eyes peeled during your trips to the beach this summer, thanks to an awareness raising competition from Eunomia.

Sainsbury’s has launched a ‘smart’ label for its own-brand ham that will give consumers a more accurate idea of how fresh the product is in a bid to cut cooked meat food waste.

The Scottish Government has commissioned Zero Waste Scotland to carry out ‘detailed work’ on how a deposit-return scheme could work in the country, presenting a significant step in the campaign to reinvent how plastic packaging is recycled.

Members of the waste and resources industry descended on London this week for two days of discussion on the sector's hot topics. Producer responsibility, stuttering recycling rates, Brexit and a large serving of politics were the major talking points. Here are some of our main takeaways.

A study offering four models for the evolution of the UK’s producer responsibility system was launched by compliance scheme Valpak at the Resourcing the Future Conference.

A two-month expedition to study the ‘plastisphere’ of the Mediterranean Sea departed from the coast of Italy on Thursday, as scientists seek to study how the alarming formation of a plastic-based marine ecosystem will affect the sea and humans.

Online electrical products retailer AO has completed the acquisition of The Recycling Group (TRG) and established a new recycling branch, AO Recycling, which aims to recycle a fifth of the UK’s waste fridges every year.