Friends of Glass has released a new online campaign video featuring comedian rapper Doc Brown in an attempt to inform ‘millenials’ about the benefits of glass recycling.

The quality and quantity of Scotland’s recycling is being held back by contamination of the waste being sent to the country’s MRFs, according to SEPA.

The UK is currently on course to meet recycling obligations for all key packaging materials, according to new figures, though the potential Chinese ban on some imports could see more price volatility on the horizon.

Kerbside sort systems hold the key to unlocking over £50 million of economic potential of high quality recyclables in Northern Ireland, according to a Collaborative Circular Economy Network study.

A study offering four models for the evolution of the UK’s producer responsibility system was launched by compliance scheme Valpak at the Resourcing the Future Conference.

Veolia has agreed a long-term contract to provide recycled glass to Knauf Insulation, which will be processed at a new £10-million facility.

The European Parliament has voted to take on proposals to raise the European recycling target to 70 per cent by 2030 and to determine a single calculation method for recycling rates ahead of negotiations for the EU’s Circular Economy Package.

Officials from Defra have played down the possibility of introducing a deposit-return scheme for plastic bottles as part of its new litter strategy for England, according to reports.

Recycling company Recresco has been fined after an employee at its South Wales plant was crushed by a roller shutter door.

The average percentage of target material being received by materials facilities in Wales rose by 1.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2016, the latest data published by WRAP suggests.