Hayley Mildren takes a look at the green credentials of the fashion industry, as she reviews Sustainable Fashion: Past, Present and Future

Northern Ireland’s Department of the Environment has said it will commit £2 million from the carrier bag levy to help fund environmental groups.

Four retailers have raised more than £1 million for charity via Scotland’s single-use carrier bag charge, which was introduced six months ago.

Chris Dow, CEO of Closed Loop Recycling, takes a look at the problems facing the plastics markets

A round-up of news from the waste and resource industry, including frozen billboards and hydrogen cars.

The Material Security Working Group has written an open letter to party leaders calling on them to ‘publicly commit’ to establishing an Office for Resource Management.

Fashion retailer H&M and sports retailer PUMA partner with reprocessing company Worn Again to establish the viability of ‘closed loop’ textile recycling.

The Resource Association is calling on the next government to implement a new Resource Management and Circular Economy Act to improve resource efficiency and waste policy.

Stakeholders are being asked to respond to a consultation on changes to the producer responsibility schemes for batteries and packaging, and submit evidence relating to a review of recycling targets.

Chris Dow, Chief Executive of plastics reprocessing company Closed Loop Recycling, has said that the company will “inevitably go into administration” without government or industry support.