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.

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

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.

A number of experienced figures from across industry and the not-for-profit sector have been appointed to the Board of Zero Waste Scotland, it was announced today.

EAC Chair Mary Creagh has written to Education Secretary Justine Greening urging her to include the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the National Curriculum.

£160,000 of National Lottery funding will go to help support the Community Fridge Network expand over the next three years in a bid to tackle food waste.

The East of England Co-op has announced that it will start selling products beyond their ‘Best Before’ date in its 125 food stores across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, for a knock-down price of 10p.

By 2050 the fashion industry will use up a quarter of the world’s carbon budget, a new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and backed by Stella McCartney claims, calling for a New Textiles Economy and ambitious change to stop the problem in its tracks.

Shoppers will be given a simpler, more consistent range of storage and date advice on food packaging after new WRAP guidance presented a new industry standard for date labelling and storage advice used by food manufacturers and retailers.

Perth, Leith and central Edinburgh have been selected as the locations for the latest round of Scotland’s Zero Waste Towns project and will share nearly £900,000 of funding to further Zero Waste principles in these areas.