Self-reported food waste has increased by 30 per cent as lockdown continues to ease in the UK, according to WRAP, which has launched a new campaign to encourage good food waste habits.

A new study by think-tanks Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ estimates that plastic pollution in the ocean could triple by 2040.

A new app developed by bioplastics company Novamont aims to promote the environmental benefits of food waste recycling among children.

The EU is set to introduce a plastics tax from 1 January 2021, raising concerns among European plastics converters.

A new energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in Kent, Wheelabroator Kemsley, with an annual throughput capacity of 550,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste has entered full commercial operation following a successful commissioning phase in early 2020.

Skills and training provider to align operations with Chartered Institute of Waste Management

Yorkshire-based polymer reprocessor invests in pre-sort capability to accept a wider range of input materials.

Waste management charity Waste Aid is set to partner with cryptocurrency exchange platform Zumo.

A report from Policy Connect, supported by cross-party MPs, argues that energy-from-waste is the answer to the UK’s residual waste problem.

Waste management company Biffa has launched a new virtual audit service for businesses that have not been visited during the Covid-19 pandemic.