The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has launched the first-ever ‘Low Plastic Zone’ in Cowcross Street in Islington today (5 February).

A group of seven environmental NGOs have sent an open letter to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) raising concern over the use of the term ‘single-use’ in a Coca-Cola advertising campaign.

A South African Plastics Pact was launched on Thursday (30 January) in Cape Town, with support from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) will be once again holding its annual conference in London to discuss the future of the resources and waste industry.

Biffa has today (30 January) opened its £27.5-million PET plastic bottle recycling facility in Seaham, County Durham.

The government has reintroduced the Environment Bill to Parliament today (30 January), including new commitments to ban the export of plastic waste to developing countries and to review international developments in environmental legislation every two years.

A group of cross-party MPs and Peers has signed an industry letter published the Guardian yesterday’s (28 January), calling on the government to include ambitious targets for compostables in the forthcoming Environment Bill.

A new report from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Cymru has assessed the composition of mixed residual commercial and industrial waste in Wales.

Sustainable furniture manufacturer LifestyleGarden has released DuraOcean®, the first mass market piece of furniture made from recycled ocean plastic waste.

Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and Co-founder of compostable packaging producer TIPA, calls for a significant investment in facilities capable of dealing with compostable packaging to address the problems posed by plastic packaging.