Alliance to End Plastic Waste guide identifies methods and supporting processes to create marketable products from problematic waste streams

Restrictions begin in January 2025, addressing rising imports and waste trafficking as part of plastic waste reduction plan

Producers are urging EU policymakers to support domestic market for recycling as Europe’s share of global production falls

RECOUP survey reveals 312 councils must add film and flexible plastic collections within two years if current Government requirement is to be met

Defra stakeholder briefing sets out universal food waste separation requirement and streamlined approach to written assessments for exemptions to separately collect paper and card

Businesses must take initiative on plastic pollution following limited progress at UN treaty negotiations

Defra cites £52 million cost and limited environmental impact as reasons for policy reversal

Polestar and MBA Polymers UK collaborate to integrate plastic waste in EV interiors, aiming for less waste in landfill and carbon emissions

Derailed by opposition from oil-producing nations, the majority of countries in support of an ambitious treaty will look towards further negotiations in 2025

BB-REG-NET to develop new standards and frameworks for sustainable chemical alternatives to fossil-based materials