The UK’s first Seabin is collecting debris, including microplastics, from the water around Portsmouth’s Camber Dock.

The UK needs a nationwide deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and overhaul producer responsibility rules if it is to turn back the tide on plastic waste entering the environment, according to Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee.

The packaging industry is celebrating after EU negotiations ruled that packaging would retain its Internal Market legal base, making it harder for national governments to introduce unilateral bans for environmental reasons.

Dreaming of a green Christmas? Recycling your festive leftovers needn’t be a hassle with Resource’s Christmas recycling tips.

The recycling rate in London’s flats must increase by 40 per cent if the Mayor of London’s target of a recycling rate of 65 per cent by 2030 is to be achieved, according to a report by the London Assembly’s Environment Committee.

Agreement on legislation designed to make Europe more resource efficient has been welcomed by industry groups, but with the caveat that reduced ambition in EU plans risks slowing down the transition to a circular economy.

The Green Investment Bank was sold too cheaply and would have been worth more if the government had waited for a sale, according to a report by the National Audit Office.

International affairs think tank Chatham House is seeking to build an evidence base for circular economy opportunities in developing countries, and whether they could help such nations ‘leapfrog’ to more sustainable development pathways.

WRAP’s Recycling Locator tool provides information on local recycling and reuse facilities, plus information on what can and cannot be recycled at home.

DS Smith has announced its involvement in a trial to analyse the feasibility of new recycling techniques for notoriously difficult-to-recycle single-use coffee cups.