The Labour Party has launched its 2019 general election manifesto, including plans to end plastic waste exports and to back a deposit return scheme.

Camden Town Brewery and TRAID team up to help customers donate unwanted clothing and reduce fashion waste.

A new five-year contract will see Viridor provide Unilever with recycled plastic from its Avonmouth Resource Recovery Centre.

The Green Party has included a number of policies related to waste and resources in its election manifesto, such as extending repair services and promoting the sharing economy.

ADBA has confirmed that Chris Stark, CEO of the UK Committee on Climate Change, will join the line-up of keynote speakers at the ADBA National Conference.

A group of the UK’s farm plastic collectors have announced the creation of the UK Farm Plastic Responsibility Scheme (UKFPRS) which will start in January 2020.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Reconomy, Geminor, DS Smith, Focus Games and Greenredeem.

EuPC launches online tool that monitors uptake of recycled polymers in the UK, helping towards a more sustainable circular economy in the plastics sector.

UK supermarket Morrisons has announced that it will be removing black plastic from all of its own brand food and drink packaging.

The new CIWM President for 2019/20, Trevor Nicoll, has launched a Green Careers toolkit to inspire the next generation of resources and waste sector professionals at his inauguration in Cambridge yesterday (12 November).