Tesco has announced that it will be replacing its plastic-wrapped multipacks of tinned food with permanent multibuys to reduce plastic waste, removing 350 tonnes of plastic from its products.
Loopholes in the EU’s Single Use Plastic (SUP) Directive providing possible exemptions for natural polymers could undermine the legislation’s aim to reduce the environmental impact of single-use products, according to a new report from Eunomia Research and Consulting.
Wood recycling company R Plevin & Sons Ltd (PLEVINS) has been fined £200,000 at Sheffield Crown Court following a series of environmental incidents in 2014.
The Malaysian Government has announced that it has returned 150 shipping containers of illegally imported plastic waste to their countries of origin, including the UK.
Cardiff residents that persistently place non-recyclable items in recycling containers face the prospect of a fine and prosecution if they do not heed warnings from Cardiff Council to recycle properly as part of the council’s bid to reduce contamination and increase the city’s recycling rate.
Behavioural change charity Hubbub has constructed an immersive art installation on London’s Southbank to promote the launch of five new paper cup recycling schemes across London, financed by The Cup Fund.
A new report from Dutch social enterprise Circle Economy has revealed that the global economy is consuming a record 100 billion tonnes of materials a year, while the reuse of resources has gone into reverse.
Viridor’s residual materials recycling facility (rMRF) at Bargeddie in North Lanarkshire has begun to receive waste as part of a 190,000-tonne contract with five Scottish councils.
International waste management charity WasteAid will begin the process of recruiting a new Chief Executive as part of expansion and team development plans.
10,000 illegally dumped waste tyres have been cleared from a site in Port Talbot after Natural Resources Wales used enforcement powers against the landowner.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has reintroduced the Agriculture Bill to Parliament, with soil quality at the heart of a new land management system that rewards farmers for environmental protection.
The government has today (16th January) launched a new task force to crack down on waste crime, which costs the UK economy at least £600 million a year.
The Javelin Park energy-from-waste (EfW) facility is now fully operational, accepting up to 190,000 tonnes of residual waste and producing over 116,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity each year.
Cornwall County Council has agreed a new eight-year waste and recycling collection contract with Biffa, which is expected to increase tonnages of recyclable materials collected at the kerbside by 59 per cent.
