Within two years, a ‘large fraction’ of plastic waste deposited in the ocean from the UK ends up in the Arctic, where it can cause ‘extreme harm’ to wildlife, according to researchers studying ocean currents at Imperial College London.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says that Veolia’s acquisition of the plastic recycling facility left mothballed by Euro Closed Loop is “good news for London and good news for the environment”.

In what is being billed as ‘an excellent example of circular economy in practice’, enzymes will be used to convert unsorted household waste into biogas at a ‘bio plant’ in Cheshire.

Waste picking in the shadow of the Taj Mahal and discarded life jackets from refugees are among the winning photos of this year’s Environmental Photographer of the Year competition.

A prototype barrier designed by The Ocean Cleanup to catch marine litter in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is to be deployed in the North Sea this week.

A new recycling process could see half of the annual volume of UK coffee cups recycled to form a mouldable resin, thereby reducing unsustainable takeaway cup waste

This week saw members of the waste and resources industry from across the country descend on London for two days of discussion on the sector's hot topics. The EU referendum, the future of food waste, the Circular Economy Package and producer responsibility were all on the agenda. Here are some of the things that we learned.

The UK government looks set to finally take action on the polluting microbeads that are damaging our marine environment.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including an award for edoc, a retirement at WRAP, Cromwell Polythene, MetalMatters and Recolight.

M&S has reduced its stores’ food waste by nine per cent through its charity redistribution schemes, according to its 2016 ‘Plan A’ report.