Organics

Artists impression of the proposed TVERF facility

Redcar & Cleveland requires overcapacity analysis before agreeing £2.1bn incinerator contract

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council has passed a motion establishing eight mandatory preconditions before the authority will approve any binding commitment to the Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF), the planned 450,000 tonne per annum energy-from-waste plant approved for the Teesworks site in Grangetown.

Food waste caddy being emptied by operative

Defra details £88.4m for English councils' food waste collections

Capital grant allocations made to LAs in past two years reaches £317.8 million

Plant-based biodegradable materials used to substitute for single-use plastic

Inconsistent plastic definitions across UK regs create barriers for bio-materials

BB-REG-NET report reveals regulatory confusion hampering manufacturers developing sustainable alternatives

Resource Hot100 Innovator of the Year

2025 Resource Hot 100 Innovator of the Year

By Resource |

1 October 2025 |

New ideas and bold approaches are key to transformation from a linear to circular economy. The Resource Hot100 Innovator of the Year award recognises individuals that identify the opportunity to do something differently.

Person preparing food with scraps put in a food waste caddy

Household food waste a major contributor to biodiversity loss

By Resource |

29 September 2025 |

New research published by Zero Waste Scotland shows environmental impact extends beyond climate to habitat destruction

Hands holding a bit of green plastic film

UK tax policies undermine bio-based plastics despite circular economy goals

By Resource |

26 September 2025 |

Research finds bio-based alternatives face £520 per tonne EPR fees while incinerating plastic waste generates 3 million tonnes of CO2 annually

Waste debris, including food waste, with the Taj Mahal in the background

WRAP to start India food waste programme through Clinton Global Initiative

By

| 24 September 2025 |

NGOs planned programme to address India's 78.2 million tonnes of annual food waste through targeted interventions across hotels, manufacturing and policy development

Surgical gloves being discarded

NHS shift from single-use plastics to bio-based products could unlock £120 million market

By

Olivia Loughran

| 18 September 2025 |

Research identifies opportunity to expand the UK bioeconomy through sustainable public purchasing

UNTHA XR3000C mobile shredder at Bloomfield Recycling's depot

Bloomfield Resources invests £600k in UNTHA shredder to accelerate zero-to-landfill goal

By Resource |

12 September 2025 |

Birmingham recycling firm installs XR3000C mobile shredder to increase recovery rates and divert all waste from landfill

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

Recyclables being emptied out back of waste vehicle

Quarter of councils plan recycling service change with gate fees expected to rise

By

| 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.

AD industry urges government to recognise biomethane as net-zero fuel

By

Olivia Loughran

| 13 August 2025 |

Over 95 signatories warn £8 billion investment at risk without UK ETS classification

Scientists review biodegradable products

Regulatory standards favour fossil-fuel materials over bio-based alternatives

By Resource |

3 July 2025 |

Research exposes systematic regulatory bias favouring fossil materials over those made from biogenic carbon

Food waste caddy

Food waste figures a "wakeup call" for sector’s carbon ambitions

By Resource |

2 July 2025 |

Latest data shows six million tonnes wasted annually despite nine per cent reduction from 2021

Compostable packaging

WRAP calls for consistent compostable packaging labels

By

Maisie Stephens

| 25 June 2025 |

NGO suggests directive, action-focused language for disposal instructions could encourage composting behaviour improvements

Wheat in field

Agricultural waste converted into pulp to create sustainable clothing

By

| 19 June 2025 |

Swedish researchers have developed a soda pulping process to turn wheat straw and oat husks into textile-grade cellulose materials

Sofie Schop, Executive Director of WRAP EU; Stéphane Leroux, Executive Director, IFWC; Klaus Berend Director for Food Safety, Sustainability and Innovation, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE); Catherine David CEO WRAP and David Rogers, Director of International Development WRAP.

WRAP EU convenes Brussels talks on textiles EPR implementation

By

| 12 June 2025 |

NGO’s European arm holds event with EU officials to encourage circular economy policies focussed on fashion sustainability and food waste reduction

Large heap of potatoes in a farm field

Government announces £13.6m for surplus farm food redistribution

By Resource |

10 June 2025 |

Grants to 12 food charities will redistribute 19,000 tonnes of surplus produce

Biomonitoring study conducted in river

Biomonitoring: Tracking the health risks of incineration

By

| 4 June 2025 |

New approach monitors local environment for adverse impacts

Compostable packaging being sorted in facility

London-based partnership to manage compostable packaging reaches milestone

By

| 29 May 2025 |

Recorra and Vegware celebrate five years of collecting compostable food service packaging from commercial premises in South-East of England

A box full of recovered vegetables and fruits

Cross-industry consortium pilots AI food redistribution platform

By

| 27 May 2025 |

Seven-partner project uses artificial intelligence to tackle UK food waste through automated surplus reallocation initiative

Carbon capture

Government launches review of carbon removal technologies

By

| 21 May 2025 |

DESNZ seeks industry opinions on technologies to capture greenhouse gases, including carbon capture and storage from EfW facilities

Parc Adfer energy-from-waste facility

AI waste analysis technology deployed at Parc Adfer EfW facility

By

| 20 May 2025 |

Enfinium and Wasteer partner to employ artificial intelligence detection in feedstock contamination at North Wales plant following a successful pilot

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