More than 25 international companies, including Shell, Veolia, Suez and Procter & Gamble, have launched a new partnership to tackle plastic waste.

The EU will introduce legislation obliging manufacturers to make their products longer-lasting and easier to repair following ratification by European environment ministries.

New research from The Furniture Recycling Group (TFR Group) has revealed that 646,039 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in just five cities since 2013.

The first round of government funding has opened for food redistribution organisations across the UK.

The Guardian has become the first national newspaper to be delivered in a compostable wrapper, but there is confusion over whether the material can be disposed of in food waste bins.

Anaerobic digestion operator Amur has gained the PAS 110 standard for digestate produced at its Yorkshire facility.

A new network is hoping to bring together the diverse users of plastic products and realise the best outcomes for eliminating plastic waste.

Recycling and resource recovery business Enva has doubled its capacity through investment in its new facility, previously owned by Blue Sky Plastics.

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has written to the government’s new Food Surplus and Waste Champion to urge him not to overlook the recycling of inedible food waste.

Andy Moore finds a lot to recommend in the new book by Lucy Siegle, ‘Turning the Tide on Plastic’.