Four UK-based innovation and research projects have been awarded £500,000 of funding from the Ecosurety Exploration Fund, giving the waste and recycling sector a boost on its path to a circular economy

The UKRI-funded project will aim to reduce the amount of new plastic in products such as shampoo bottles

Initiative funded by Material Focus will collect and refurbish small electrical equipment for people in northern Scotland

The University of Manchester has been awarded funding by UKRI to simplify recycling methods and reduce plastic pollution

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced that ten university-led projects will receive funding to tackle plastic pollution under the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge.

Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has joined a coalition calling on the Government to decarbonise the waste sector, highlighting ways in which the UK could reduce its reliance on energy-from-waste and meet its net-zero target of 2050.

The government has announced the funding of five new research centres, which will explore how major UK industries can become more circular.

In a report made public this week, RECOUP has made recommendations for the necessary redesign of cosmetic and hygiene product packaging.

With over half of the UK public agreeing that sustainability is a key factor in choosing the clothes they wear, WRAP has urged UK businesses to demonstrate their commitment to tackling the carbon footprint of producing clothes by joining Textiles 2030.

Green Alliance research finds that identifying and penalising producers of low-quality electronics could drive efficiencies annually worth up to 800,000 tonnes of avoided carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.