Sarah Horner, Director, UK and Ireland at Reloop Platform on the opportunities the system change can achieve

Government’s delivery plan for England also sets interim 2030 targets with current collection and packaging reforms expected to contribute most of the reduction

Material Focus reports 30 million more items have been collected in the last two years

Application process launches with deadline of 23 January 2026

Bioeconomy Strategy establishes financing mechanisms and regulatory framework to scale bio-based materials and technologies

30 stores across southwest England and three sustainability showcases participate in six-month trial

Chancellor also confirms early 2026 consultations on local authority EPR performance and packaging waste recycling reforms

Vision 2035 aims to diversify supply chains as UK demand for lithium set to rise 1,100 per cent

Uffenheim plant will use robotic sorting to extract metals from incinerator bottom ash

Lincolnshire facility would process 25,000 tonnes of waste plastic annually into pyrolysis oil