Environment Agency data shows nearly 17,000 incidents across the country, with West Midlands, Yorkshire and East Anglia recording highest levels

Bain & Company analysis suggests pyrolysis costs more than twice virgin plastic production, with 20-30 years needed to achieve cost parity

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

Seven-partner project uses artificial intelligence to tackle UK food waste through automated surplus reallocation initiative

Trade body sets targets for recycled content and export bans to strengthen circularity of end-of-life tyres

New research from WEFT shows smaller fashion businesses typically achieve better environmental scores than larger competitors

Saint-Avold facility will recycle poly-cotton blends into cellulose and PET textile inputs using hydrothermal technology

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

DESNZ seeks industry opinions on technologies to capture greenhouse gases, including carbon capture and storage from EfW facilities