The Scottish Government’s public consultation on single-use plastics, which opened yesterday (12 October), aims to ban the sale of single-use plastics.

A new e-bike waste collection service called Putney Pedals, set up by Positively Putney and the London Waste and Recycling Board, aims to reduce carbon emissions on one of London’s busiest high streets.

In a deal worth around £468 million, waste-to-energy plant developer Wheelabrator is reportedly planning to sell four of its UK-based plants.

Defra’s announcement that it is now illegal for businesses to supply plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds to customers has been heavily criticised by environmental charities for not going far enough.

Latin America and the Caribbean must reconsider its economic model in order to fight the long-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new research paper by Chatham House.

DS Smith has today launched its new sustainability vision and two-phase strategy, ‘Now and Next’, which maps out the company’s commitments and goals for creating a completely circular economy.

OPRL hopes to reduce confusion and inconsistency with its new recyclability certification scheme, ‘Certified As Recyclable’, in collaboration with RECOUP.

64 per cent of UK residents would like to see manufacturers pay for recycling instead of local authorities, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by UK waste management company Viridor.

50 per cent of plastic used in Coca-Cola’s core portfolio in Great Britain is now recycled, but the company calls for better designed DRS in order to achieve an entirely circular recycling scheme.

A new report ‘Talking Trash’ has accused multinational companies, including Coca-Cola, Unilever and Mars, of hypocrisy for their part in the plastic crisis.