The European Council and Parliament provisionally have agreed to update rules for recycling and reuse of packaging.

The UK will establish the world’s first United Nations-backed International Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management in the Circular Economy, Resources Minister Robbie Moore announced today (Tuesday 27 February).

New research reveals ‘feeling unclear’ on the recycling process and ‘having insufficient storage space’ as top reasons for not using Ireland’s new Deposit Return Scheme

The General Court of the EU has ruled against Symphony Environmental Technologies plc £82M legal claim against the European Commission

New report from Zero Waste Europe highlights economic gains and emissions reduction from sorting waste prior to incineration

According to DG Environment the provisional agreement prohibits export of non-hazardous plastic waste, including material sent from the UK to European ports

The draft regulation was passed by the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

EuRIC, FEAD and PRE have warned that ‘right of first refusal’ measures to counter the issue of capacity in the rPET industry are misplaced and may promote monopolistic control of recycled polymers

Several studies have estimated the UK will overtake Norway to become the largest e-waste contributor by the year 2024

The report from Zero Waste Europe criticises the lack of legally-binding targets within the revisions of the EU’s Waste Framework Directive to prevent textiles waste and decarbonise the sector