Four consumer brands are responsible for half a million tonnes of plastic pollution each year in just six developing countries, according to a new report.
Published on Tuesday (31 March), the report produced by international relief and development agency Tearfund examines the plastic pollution footprint of four multinational companies and calls for an urgent switch to sustainable refillable and reusable packaging.
Fibre-based packaging company DS Smith has developed hygienic boxes to provide essential provisions and vital medications to those practicing social distancing or self-isolating during the Covid-19 outbreak.
A consortium of UK and Indian businesses and organisations has developed a new compostable film designed to reduce food and plastic waste backed by Innovate UK and coordinated by the Newton Fund.
The Recycling Association has asked Defra to ensure that household recycling collections are maintained to maintain sufficient availability of material for food and medical supply packaging.
As the coronavirus outbreak causes huge disruption, Robbie Staniforth, Head of Policy at Ecosurety, explores what this might mean for producer responsibility requirements in the coming year.
European container glass federation FEVE has announced an industry-wide project to build the first large-scale hybrid electric furnace that will run on 80 per cent renewable energy.
The waste sector has largely welcomed the government’s Budget 2020, though stakeholders have called for further clarity on the forthcoming Plastics Packaging Tax.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed today (11 March) that a new Plastic Packaging Tax will be introduced from April 2022 to encourage producers to increase their use of recycled material.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has launched a new public-facing campaign to provide citizens with the latest information on plastic packaging to allow them to make informed decisions about its use.
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Cawleys Waste Management, Geminor, Peterborough Household Recycling Centre, Devise.Marketing and DS Smith.
Resource management company Viridor has called on businesses and local authorities across the South West and south Wales to collaborate to give all plastics consumed in the area a recycling solution.
Recycling company First Mile has partnered with sustainable fashion innovation platform Fashion for Good to tackle plastic polybag waste in the fashion industry.
A new study has revealed that compostable plastics biodegrade sufficiently quickly in Dutch composting facilities, though conventional plastics remain a problem.
Non-profit Plastic Patrol has published the initial findings from a study into single-use litter in the UK, revealing that 83 per cent of litter recorded over a nine-month period was plastic.
