The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) statistics show slight growth in the level of recycling in the last financial year

Paul Davidson, Challenge Director of Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), discusses ongoing projects and challenges brought about by mass consumer plastic packaging

Government statistics reveal a 2 per cent rise in fly-tipping in England, with two-thirds of incidents involving household waste

The Environmental Audit Committee calls for green job creation and net-zero commitments to be put at the centre of the UK’s economic recovery

The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into introducing deposit return schemes in England

The CEWEP advises the need for new EfW facilities should depend on the amount of unavoidable non-recyclable waste that society produces

The Waste Management Plan for England evaluates how to support objectives of the Resources and Waste Strategy and the 25-Year Environment Bill and sets out measures for increasing recycling rates across England

The Environment Agency has updated its fire prevention guide for waste fires to include successful case studies from site operators

The latest report from the British Plastics Federation identifies out what the UK needs to achieve to reduce dependence on exporting plastic waste for recycling

Sutton identified as the ‘dumping ground of south London’ as six MPs debated the impact of Energy from Waste on recycling rates in Parliament yesterday