Plastics Recycling Show (PRS) Europe, a two-day conference for members of the plastics and recycling industries, has been postponed and may be cancelled after Brussels was put on the highest level of terror alert this weekend.

Angus Evers from King & Wood Mallesons explains the EU Commission’s consultation on the functioning of waste markets in the EU and Defra’s proposals for a revised waste duty of care code of practice.

Packaging recycling data across EU member states shows inconsistencies and variances, according to a new study by the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA).

Ahead of the release of the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package, Resource sat down with EEF’s Susanne Baker to discuss the package’s potential and how close the manufacturing industry is to embracing circularity.

CIWM has criticised Defra’s responses to the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package consultation, saying they highlight ‘Whitehall’s ambivalent attitude to green growth’.

Defra has today published the UK government’s response to three consultations relating to the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package.

Taxes on incineration would be more effective in diverting resources towards the top of the waste hierarchy than landfill bans, according to Zero Waste Europe (ZWE).

Industry bodies from the waste and resource management sector have called on the European Commission to consider pull mechanisms to stimulate demand for recycled materials in the upcoming Circular Economy Package.

The government’s Environmental Audit Committee is holding a public inquiry to assess EU environmental objectives ahead of the referendum on EU membership.

A UK bioplastics sector could add £2 billion to the economy just through packaging with a proper legislative framework, says a new report.