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Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and Storage facility
Waste Management
Carbon budget allocates £58m for waste sector decarbonisation research

The government has outlined its approach to reducing waste sector emissions as part of its Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, published this week, with waste and F-gas (fluorinated gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning) emissions accounting for 27 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, representing six per cent of total UK net greenhouse gas emissions.

Andrew Gomarsall MBE
Waste Management
Dealing with our Critical Raw Materials dependency – A Strategic Moment for UK and Europe

Andrew Gomarsall on measures to encourage bio-based refining and address a key issue in our economic security

Site of new Endolys chemical recycling plant
Company News
Endolys plans 120,000-tonne plastic film pyrolysis facility in Darlington

£120m facility aims to process film waste into pyrolysis oil for petrochemical markets

Lancashire councils urged to adopt three-weekly household waste collections
By
Olivia Loughran
| 4 September 2025 |
County authority pushes districts toward extended collection intervals to secure £6 million savings
Xampla secures £10.2m to scale plant-protein based packaging
By
Olivia Loughran
| 4 September 2025 |
Cambridge materials company targets five-year phase-out of 10 billion single-use plastic items
Conveyor belt leading a mix of plastics and bioplastics to a near infra red sorter
Bio-based plastic sorting trial demonstrates recycling breakthrough
By Resource |
3 September 2025 |
PROSPER project successfully separates contaminated bio-based packaging from conventional plastic streams using NIR technology
Female student putting a plastic bottle into a deposit return machine
Scottish college launches reverse vending machine trial offering 20p per bottle
By
Olivia Loughran
| 3 September 2025 |
Four-week pilot at New College Lanarkshire tests financial incentives ahead of 2027 Deposit Return Scheme
FlexCollect 'survival' bag for plastic film to be collected in
FlexCollect results show blueprint for flexible plastic packaging collections
By
Charles Newman
| 1 September 2025 |
Three-year project demonstrates viable collection methods whilst identifying capacity gap and policy reform needs for 2027 rollout
Worker in a safety vest and mask inspects a pile of plastic bottles within a large recycling facility
European plastic recycling industry faces "imminent collapse"
By Resource |
29 August 2025 |
Plastics Recyclers Europe warns that nearly one million tonnes of capacity could disappear by 2025
John Bason, Chair of UK DMO
UK DMO appoints John Bason as chair for DRS rollout
By Resource |
29 August 2025 |
Former Associated British Foods finance director and FareShare chair selected to lead scheme administrator for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Recyclables being emptied out back of waste vehicle
Quarter of councils plan recycling service change with gate fees expected to rise
By
Charles Newman
| 28 August 2025 |
WRAP's latest annual report of treatment costs finds many councils have delayed decisions until government policies on Simpler Recycling and EPR are implemented. 
Aerial view of scrap metal loaded onto a ship
Steel export restrictions pose risk to UK metals recycling industry
By
Charles Newman
| 26 August 2025 |
BMRA commissioned research by Sheffield Hallam University finding that quotas or bans could cost sector billions in lost value and jeopardise thousands of jobs
Truck carrying a waste skip on a uk motorway
Defra to replace waste carrier, broker and dealer registration with environmental permits
By Resource |
26 August 2025 |
Operators must pass assessments and training requirements under new permit system with enhanced enforcement powers
© Florian Fussstetter/UNEP, Flickr album, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
UN plastic pollution treaty talks collapse without agreement
By
Charles Newman
| 15 August 2025 |
High Ambition Coalition nations including UK refuse to accept weakened text after 'like-minded' oil-producing countries block production caps
Resource Futures team in front of the Fixy Project van
Resource Futures community programmes deliver £3.8m in household savings
By Resource |
15 August 2025 |
B Corp sustainability consultancy's networks diverted 1,192 tonnes from disposal whilst creating 150 employment opportunities
WEEE amendments make online platforms liable for overseas suppliers
By
Olivia Loughran
| 13 August 2025 |
New regulations come into force requiring online retailers to close loophole in producer responsibility obligations
Parliamentary research team opens inquiry into managing legacy landfills
By
Olivia Loughran
| 7 August 2025 |
Investigation by Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology commissioned following ongoing fires at abandoned landfill in Rainham
Alliance to End Plastic Waste pilots simple recycling system across four Indonesian villages
By
Olivia Loughran
| 7 August 2025 |
Malang Regency project demonstrates door-to-door collection model requiring 80 per cent household participation for economic viability
Environment Agency announces enhanced verification for waste tyre exports to India
By
Olivia Loughran
| 7 August 2025 |
Enhanced checks from October 2025 target waste pneumatic tyres following regulatory review
SUEZ reports 42 per cent rise in waste worker violence
By
Olivia Loughran
| 6 August 2025 |
'We Refuse Abuse' campaign reports 318 incidents against frontline staff in 2024
Environment Agency arrest three for fraudulent export claims
By
Olivia Loughran
| 30 July 2025 |
Ongoing investigation into false claims for Packaging Export Recovery Notes (PERNs) leads to further apprehensions
Recycling crew
Government provides details of £1.1 billion packaging EPR allocation for English councils
By Resource |
29 July 2025 |
Extended producer responsibility payments highlight the variability in costs of recycling services
Hanging rail of used t-shirts of different colour
T-shirt price fails to predict garment durability
By Resource |
28 July 2025 |
New research reveals most expensive shirt tested outperformed by one 30th its price