Niels Flierman, Operations Director at DS Smith Paper, explains how consistent collections stressing quality would benefit the whole supply chain.

The Recycling Association and the Confederation of Paper Industries have urged ministers to contact the Chinese government over its proposed ban on all waste plastics and unsorted paper from 2018.

Scotland’s circular economy has reached a reuse milestone, with 100 quality-certified stores and three superstore ‘hubs’, including its first online hub, now in operation.

A new report from Eunomia Research & Consulting has predicted that the UK’s recycling rate could be limited to 63 per cent if residual waste treatment capacity continues to grow.

A bottle deposit return scheme is among five actions put forward by think tank Green Alliance that could help to reduce marine plastic pollution by up to two thirds, after new analysis from the think tank revealed that current government policy will only deal with two per cent of the problem.

SUEZ has announced a new partnership with Bouygues Construction to share expertise to develop innovative solutions for resource management in sustainable and smart cities.

Veolia has revealed that it is ‘confident’ that an agreement can be reached over its waste management contract with Sheffield City Council

£665,000 of new funding has been announced to help local authorities promote the re-use and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

Consumers don’t know how to distinguish between different types of lamp when recycling them as waste, a new survey has found.

The UK’s PRN system received a vote of confidence from Defra this month, but paper packaging producer and reprocessor DS Smith says that while the system is fine now, plans for future improvements should be considered.