Sixty-five billion PET plastic bottles were recycled in Europe in 2013, according to Petcore Europe.

Residents in North Lincolnshire will be able to recycle plastic food containers and bottle tops once more following MRF operator changes.

Carrier Bag Levy statistics for Northern Ireland show that the charge has reduced carrier bag use by 71.8 per cent.

The British Plastics Federation Recycling Group calls for packaging recovery note targets to favour domestic recycling.

More than half of UK consumers would prefer their food to be packaged in paper-based materials, finds CPI research.

Ahead of the implementation of the revised Waste Framework Directive, Veolia is advocating a twin-stream approach for dry recyclables.

Taunton Deane district is to start trialling three new recycling systems, including those with three-weekly waste collections, from September.

Tesco customers will decide which organisations will receive the money raised from the supermarket’s carrier bag charge.

‘Something must change’ to combat England’s ‘disappointing’ recycling rates and meet EU targets, warns WRAP CEO

Sainsbury’s has become the ‘first UK retailer’ to recycle old food crates into ones made from 100 per cent recycled material.