Chris Dow, Chief Executive of plastics reprocessing company Closed Loop Recycling, has said that the company will “inevitably go into administration” without government or industry support.

The Business Secretary Vince Cable has officially opened Ward Recycling Ltd’s new glass clean-up extension at its Middlesbrough recycling facility.

Defra has welcomed the EFRA Committee’s report into food security, but reiterates that WRAP and industry are ‘best placed to act’.

Reforms in government machinery are ‘urgently needed’ if the UK is to meet its environmental commitments and protect the economy, says WWF-UK.

The UK Green Investment Bank is to invest £200 million in renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects in developing countries.

A new poll by YouGov has found that the majority of UK adults would pay more for milk if it came in recycled plastic packaging, and think government should set minimum standards for recycled content.

Waste operators will need to pay £84.40 for every tonne of waste disposed of at landfill from 1 April 2016, the Finance (No.2) Bill has revealed.

The UK Green Investment Bank’s interventions in the UK waste sector ‘risk hindering the country’s efforts to increase recycling’, warns Eunomia.

Businesses and individuals are being encouraged to take part in the UK’s first Community Clear Up Day on Saturday (21 March)

Industry stakeholders urgently call on retailers to switch back to using recycled plastic packaging, as the market experiences ‘unprecedented challenges’.