Citizen engagement has played a key role in driving Welsh recycling rates from 3 to 66 per cent in just over two decades

Research estimates 52.1 million tonnes of plastic waste emitted annually, with uncollected waste as primary source

Earth Action report to coincide with milestone also says that 69.5 million tonnes of plastic waste will be mismanaged this year

Circularity initiative, Retility, provides sorting process for problematic material that cannot be identified using near-infrared

Analysis of UK Government’s 2018 strategy shows only 20 per cent of policies enacted and 54 per cent partially in place

National electronic registries and standardised waste composition analyses proposed by JRC

New survey, conducted by First Mile, has found that only 24.5 per cent of small business owners are prepared for new waste regulations

Companies sign agreement to potentially licence technology that will process range of hard-to-recycle plastics including polyester textiles

Owen Derbyshire, CEO of Keep Wales Tidy, makes the case for glass to be included in proposed deposit return schemes throughout the UK

New Ghent facility to process 80,000 tonnes annually for advanced recycling