Updated ‘Mapping the Politics of Waste’ report analyses how factors such as devolution, an impending General Election, and differences in attitude to the environment between Labour and the Conservatives are impacting the industry.

The cross-party Westminster committee says uncertainty regarding Defra’s waste and resource strategy is impeding private investment in the sector.

The Government’s announced increase to the packaging levy in line with inflation has been criticised for not going far enough in disincentivising the use of raw materials.

Government reviewing draft Producer Responsibility Obligations to exclude fees for material recovered and recycled within a producers’ business operations

Campaign group Feedback has filed for a judicial review over the UK Government’s decision to abandon proposed plans to implement reporting requirements for businesses to address food waste

The trade association expressed disappointment with the lack of mandate for the use of caddy liners in food waste collection

Paul Sanderson, chief executive of The Recycling Association, weighs in on whether Simpler Recycling has met the industry’s expectations

Following the release of the details of Simpler Recycling, organisations across the waste and resources industry have reacted

New policy sets out England’s new approach to recycling, which Government says will repeal ‘outdated EU-derived collection rules and reduce pressure on the environment’

An INCPEN survey has unveiled that a significant 82 per cent of the UK public supports policies that would increase consistency in recycling and labelling