Soft drink producer Britvic has announced intention for all its plastic bottles in the UK to be made from 100 per cent recycled plastic by the end of 2022.

Tesco has announced the launch of its carton recycling trial in 11 stores across England and Wales.

A poll commissioned by environmental charity VOICE has revealed that almost 90 per cent of Ireland’s population is in favour of a deposit return scheme to include a wide range of drinks containers.

In its largest investment the UK has made in plastic packaging recycling technologies, UKRI has boosted funding for recycling projects by £20 million.

Bucking the current trend of retail closures, reuse charity Wastesavers has announced the imminent opening of three new shops.

WRAP and the Royal Foundation have launched ‘The Earthshot Prize’ to encourage worldwide change with a decade of action to repair the planet.

A new e-bike waste collection service called Putney Pedals, set up by Positively Putney and the London Waste and Recycling Board, aims to reduce carbon emissions on one of London’s busiest high streets.

A new report published by WEEE Forum calls for action on the treatment of WEEE as scrap metal, urging competent authorities to penalise facilities that illegitimately incorporate WEEE into their unreported waste flows.

Latin America and the Caribbean must reconsider its economic model in order to fight the long-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new research paper by Chatham House.

Professor Edward Kosior, Managing Director of Nextek, argues the importance of shifting industry focus onto how sorted waste can be properly re-used.