Material Focus warns that big puff and pod models could undermine June legislation benefits without sufficient steps to improve current recycling systems

Environmental NGO warns that unsustainable losses could place a £64 million burden on local authorities, charities, and consumers if struggling industry fails

Backbench committee will examine progress towards resource efficiency, with an initial focus on UK role in the Global Plastics Treaty

Libraries Unlimited partners with grassroots groups to transform libraries into circular economy action centres

EU must prioritise circular economy to ensure material security and industrial resilience, writes Claudia Mensi, President of FEAD

Environment Agency and Metropolitan Police detain two men for unlawfully selling fictitious recycling export documentation

Latest Defra statistics show 58.7 million tonnes of residual waste was generated in 2023, with reduction rates falling short of 2028 interim targets

Deposit Management Organisation to manage producer registration, container collection and financial systems across England, Scotland and N. Ireland

Zero Waste Europe report highlights growing adoption of zero waste strategies, with over 86 municipalities focusing on prevention, reuse and repair initiatives over recycling

Review of waste crime legislation looks to remove regulatory barriers preventing councils from seizing and crushing vehicles used in illegal dumpings