An extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme that will hold producers accountable for recyclability of products to be rolled out by July 2021 in all four nations of the UK

New research by consultancy Sancroft finds biodegradable liners to be best economic and environmental option for food waste collections sent to anaerobic digestion facilities

Defra has published new guidelines on waste shipments to the EU, to come into effect from the start of 2021

Report by the parliamentary committee highlights poor practice in how the WEEE is managed, as well as failings in the current regulatory framework

Among the waste priorities for this year’s spending review are increasing recycling, EPR for packaging waste, a DRS and implementing food waste collections across all councils in England

Regulatory body has called on farmers and agricultural businesses to check their waste management processes to halt illegal exports from the UK

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 UK Government has released a summary of responses to its Plastic Packaging Tax consultation.