84 per cent of the British public believes all drinks containers should be included in the government’s proposed deposit return scheme (DRS), a new poll finds.

Garden waste collections may be made free by the passing of the Environment Bill to improve consistency in recycling, says Environment Secretary George Eustice.

Residual and recycling collection services have been experiencing increases in disruption for the past three weeks and commercial collections remain significantly disrupted, according to the latest Covid-19 local authority (LA) impacts survey.

Plans to include fuels made from non-renewable materials in the EU’s renewable energy plans could undermine recycling progress, according to a new policy briefing by Zero Waste Europe, Bellona Europe and Rethink Plastic.

Waste management company Viridor has re-won the contract to process Ealing Council’s dry mixed recycling, worth £10 million.

The Covid-19 pandemic has raised urgent questions about public health and hygiene in almost every sector of society, with packaging no exception. With consumers and retailers turning back to single-use for hygiene reasons, what does the future hold for reusables? Olivia Rutherford investigates.

The second round of the Welsh Government’s £6.5-million Circular Economy Fund has been launched to support a green recovery post-coronavirus and address the climate emergency.

Louise Grantham, Chief Executive of REPIC, explores the impact of Covid-19 on the WEEE sector and how the recycling supply chain has been dealing with its effects.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has today (11 June) announced details of its first round of funding for “vital” food distribution schemes in England amounting to more than £4 million.

Mark Abbas, Director of Business Development at cloud technology company AMCS, explains how digitalisation can help metal recyclers navigate economic uncertainty and make their businesses more flexible.