The US-Iran war has caused ‘unprecedented’ raw material shortages and cost increases, the British plastics industry has said.

International circular economy specialist Reconomy’s brand, Eurokey, will open the site, which it says will be one of the ...

A company and its director have been fined over £142,000 for illegally exporting contaminated plastic waste to Malaysia.

Exchange for Change has announced a ‘targeted grant scheme’ to support small businesses in funding reverse vending machine ...

Colchester City Council has removed almost 14 tonnes of waste that was dumped on the A12 in a four-night operation.

The offence was investigated as part of a joint operation between Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire Police, HQ SPTA, and Landmarc, ...

Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new method for chemically recycling acrylic plastic without reducing quality.

Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor that breaks down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste and converts it into hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals. The solar-powered reactor, ...

An estimated 3.5 million people in the UK throw hot cross buns away each year, new research from Too Good To Go shows.

Global waste generation is projected to increase dramatically over the coming decades, according to the World Bank’s What a Waste research programme.

The Scottish Government has published a draft strategy outlining plans to transition the country towards a circular economy, as part of wider efforts to tackle climate change and reduce environmental ...