First Minister Humza Yousaf unhappy that decision granted for temporary exclusion from Internal Market Act will cover only plastic and metal containers

Resource looks at the background of the POPs restrictions and legislation

Decision follows consultation feedback from stakeholders operating non-domestic premises

As the EU decides on proposals for new legislation around packaging, 120 packaging associations have signed a joint letter that stresses the need to preserve the internal market legal basis in its entirety or risk ‘increasing fragmentation’

Opportunities for reducing supermarket packaging highlighted by tools released by IGD

The funding winners will explore plant-based biodegradable polymers, new sorting and recycling technology, and the use of Artificial Intelligence to build a global plastic map

Defra figures for 2021/22 show 44.1 per cent of waste from households was recycled

Statements have been made by the BMRA, Ecoveritas and more

In 2021, 15 per cent of fruit and veg in supermarkets was sold without plastic packaging

The data will be used to optimise waste collection routes and reduce emissions