Two-thirds (66 per cent) of Scots support introducing charges to help cut down on the use of single-use plastic items, according to a survey conducted for Zero Waste Scotland by YouGov.The harm caused to the marine environment by single-use plastics was highlighted as the biggest factor, cited by 89 per cent of those who support a price addition similar to the carrier bag charge.This was followed by reducing litter and helping reduce climate change, which were both mentioned by over 80 per... More
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
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.
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.
David Newman, Managing Director of BBIA, considers the key messages of the new report 'A System Change Compass: Implementing the European Green Deal in a time of recovery', co-authored by SYSTEMIQ and the Club of Rome.
The Wood Recyclers’ Association has called on the Welsh Government to keep HWRCs open during the country’s ‘firebreak’ measures to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Dog toy company Kong has made a payout of almost £5,000 to environmental projects after being found by the Environment Agency (EA) to have breached packaging waste regulations in the years 2012-15.
A proposed change to legislation gives powers to Defra’s Secretary of State to issue and revise enforcement guidance to the regulator responsible for environmental protection.
