The overshoot date can be pushed back considerably by reducing plastic waste

Last Friday, Defra released a policy paper outlining the progress Government is making in its aim to prevent waste in England, here's a summary of what it contained

HMRC believes the approach could channel investment into chemical recycling

UK councils, NAWDO and the RSPCA are calling for single-use vapes to be banned on environmental and health grounds

Possible EU legislation could turn back the dial on progress in reducing consumption of unnecessary plastic packaging

The partnership hopes to improve recycling rates of milk cartons and test the viability of such a scheme on a larger-scale

The Systemiq roadmap aims to achieve a high–circularity, low–emissions system for PET plastic packaging and polyester textiles in Europe

The deal will provide a new facility capable of processing 40,000 tonnes of polystyrene waste per year

The world-first full town trial of a digital deposit return scheme includes major UK retailers like Morrisons, Aldi and Co-op

According to Zero Waste Europe, large-scale reusable packaging systems could become competitive with single-use counterparts if the right conditions are met