Michael Orye, Managing Director for Recycling at DS Smith, explains what the future holds for paper and card recycling rates, and what is required to bring them back on track.

The cross-party Westminster committee says uncertainty regarding Defra’s waste and resource strategy is impeding private investment in the sector.

The latest statistics from DAERA show that 49.7 per cent of waste collected by councils was sent for recycling in 2022/23 – the same level as the previous year.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) rules manufacturer must remove promotional claims about “recycling for a greener future”

Legislation approved specifying recyclable materials that must be presented, collected and managed separately from April 2024

A new WRAP report has uncovered an increase in the number of flexible plastics entering the market

A report published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation highlights the value that reuse models can have in reducing plastic pollution

Use of machine learning is powering a new generation of recycling robots in materials recovery facilities (MRFs) highlighting the potential for further innovation.

Government reviewing draft Producer Responsibility Obligations to exclude fees for material recovered and recycled within a producers’ business operations

A DS Smith report has highlighted that paper recycling rates could continue to decline without separate collections for paper and card