The MP emphasised Defra’s desire to ‘make recycling easier’ across England

In a letter to Minister Jo Churchill, the association criticised the exclusion of compostable products from new recycling legislation

The project aims to understand how the material can be incorporated into services across different geographies and demographics

Scottish National Investment Bank capital will help cover start-up costs for the scheme administrator

England, Scotland and Northern Ireland all failed to meet the 50 per cent target

The review explores whether the country’s residual waste lines up with its carbon reduction ambitions

£450,000 will be granted to support multiple preventative projects across the UK

LARAC has warned that this moves away from the polluter pays principle, shifting costs to the taxpayer

A £200 per tonne levy will be placed on packaging including less than 30 per cent recycled content

Originally proposed in 2018, the tax is set to come into force on 1 April