A former Northumberland-based recycling business and its director have been ordered to pay £54,365 in fines after being found guilty of breaching waste regulations.

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched a sustainable design tool, PackScore, to help brands, retailers and designers to assess the recyclability of their plastic packaging.

Pembrokeshire County Council has announced its switch to a multi-stream recycling system via an Elvis parody music video.

The Welsh Government has announced that it will be launching a consultation on how to increase business recycling in Wales, with a view to implementing regulatory changes in October 2021.

One million items of clothing have been donated to textile reuse charity TRAID since the start of its London campaign one year ago.

WRAP report estimates 62 per cent of Londoners recycle more items and more frequently than they did last year due to growing environmental concern.

Compostable food-service packaging company Vegware launches post-back service to encourage appropriate collection and treatment of its products.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has announced that 121 food businesses are implementing its ‘Target, Measure, Act’ strategy to reduce food waste.

WRAP’s largest annual Recycling Tracker Survey highlights that 51 per cent of UK residents incorrectly dispose of recyclable items in the general waste, while four in five householders recycle items that are not collected locally.

The Circular Plastics Alliance, a group of public bodies, businesses and trade organisations, has published a declaration committing to increasing the use of recycled plastic by 2025.