Hubbub’s new vessel, made of 99 per cent recycled single-use plastic, set sail today, marking the first ever ‘plastic fishing’ trips, sailing around the docks near Canary Wharf.

Lucozade manufacturers announced the change after growing pressure from members of the recycling industry and a robust questioning in the House of Commons last week.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove says he hasn't given enough thought to the Chinese ban on waste imports that could rock the UK's recycling industry, despite it coming into action in two months' time.

The government’s actions on plastic bottle and coffee cup recycling have been criticised by the Environmental Audit Committee as part of its inquiry into the impact of disposable drinks packaging.

Leading figures in local authority recycling have called for producers to contribute more to recycling the products they put onto market at a panel conducted by the Environmental Audit Committee.

Six new businesses working towards sustainable, circular economy solutions have been named as finalists for the 2017 Green Alley Award.

Anders Wijkman, Chairman of Climate-KIC, and Novamont CEO Catia Bastioli say standards and separate collections rather than simply ‘recyclable’ materials will create a circular plastics economy.

A response to the ‘urgent problem’ of Chinese restrictions on imports of paper and plastic wastes will need to focus on quality and markets, WRAP CEO Marcus Gover has told trade associations and Defra in an open letter.

Local waste management company Casepak has been awarded a contract to handle 64,000 tonnes of Leicestershire County Council’s dry mixed recyclables.

The award recognises innovation in tackling consumer waste and ocean plastic through the partnership of consumer giant Proctor & Gamble and recycling and waste companies TerraCycle and SUEZ.