Jump to navigation

Resource.co
  • About
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
  • Our People
  • Advertise
  • Directory
  • Contact

Search form

  • Home
  • News
  • Materials
    • Plastic
    • Paper
    • Textiles
    • WEEE
    • Wood
    • Packaging
    • Organics
    • Glass
    • Hazardous Wastes
    • Metal

    Categories

    • Plastic
    • Paper
    • Textiles
    • WEEE
    • Wood
    • Packaging
    • Organics
    • Glass
    • Hazardous Wastes
    • Metal

    Recent Articles

    Material Focus launches Circular Electricals Fund
    Packaging experts poll suggests new regulations biggest obstacle...
    Start-up secures £1.2M to scale plastic-free foam production
    Plastic film recycling capacity gap looms ahead of 2027 target
    Recycled EV battery materials pass industrial-scale testing
    The Circular Economy Act must be bold! Europe's resilience...

    Features

    Material extraction mining operation
    Global economy needs ‘fundamental restructuring’ to achieve circularity
    Fruit in packaging
    Campaigners call for greater Deposit Return Scheme transparency
  • Industry
    • Industry Legislation
    • Equipment Suppliers
    • Packaging Producers
    • Retailers
    • Waste Management
    • Compliance Schemes
    • Company News

    Categories

    • Waste Crime
    • Industry Legislation
    • Equipment Suppliers
    • Packaging Producers
    • Retailers
    • Waste Management
    • Compliance Schemes
    • Company News

    Recent Articles

    Campaigners call for greater Deposit Return Scheme transparency
    Material Focus launches Circular Electricals Fund
    Packaging experts poll suggests new regulations biggest obstacle...
    Start-up secures £1.2M to scale plastic-free foam production
    Plastic film recycling capacity gap looms ahead of 2027 target
    The Circular Economy Act must be bold! Europe's resilience...

    Features

    Catherine David, WRAP
    Catherine David appointed as WRAP CEO
    Material extraction mining operation
    Global economy needs ‘fundamental restructuring’ to achieve circularity
  • Government
    • Europe
    • Legislation
    • Rest of World
    • UK Central Government
    • UK Local Authority

    Categories

    • Europe
    • Legislation
    • Rest of World
    • UK Central Government
    • UK Local Authority
    • Devolved Governments

    Recent Articles

    Further arrests made in packaging export note fraud investigation
    England’s residual waste fell by over 1M tonnes in 2023
    Government appoints operator to run DRS schemes
    European cities become ‘part of the solution’ in waste prevention
    ‘Waste cowboys’ targeted in new Government fly-tipping reforms
    WasteAid secures £237K for African waste management programmes

    Features

    Charlie Eddisford Communities Lead at Resource Futures
    £1.5m funding creates community repair and reuse hubs in Devon libraries
    Claudia Mensi, President of FEAD (the European Waste Management Association)
    The Circular Economy Act must be bold! Europe's resilience depends on it
  • Resource Use
    • Recycling
    • Reduction
    • Recovery
    • Reuse
    • Zero Waste

    Categories

    • Recycling
    • Reduction
    • Recovery
    • Reuse
    • Zero Waste

    Recent Articles

    Plastic film recycling capacity gap looms ahead of 2027 target
    Recycled EV battery materials pass industrial-scale testing
    Tetra Pak invests in robotic sorting technology at UK recycling...
    Compostable packaging solution developed for condiment sachets
    UK supermarkets showcase commercially viable refill stations
    Circular Sleep project aims to improve mattress recycling rates

    Features

    Charlie Eddisford Communities Lead at Resource Futures
    £1.5m funding creates community repair and reuse hubs in Devon libraries
    Material extraction mining operation
    Global economy needs ‘fundamental restructuring’ to achieve circularity
  • Technology
    • Innovation
    • Design
    • Science
    • Third Sector

    Categories

    • Design
    • Science
    • Innovation

    Recent Articles

    Compostable packaging solution developed for condiment sachets
    Circular wind farms offer a path to meeting UK clean energy...
    North London community fund awards £168,111 to waste prevention...
    Councils expect meeting ETS tax on incineration will hit services
    ZWE call for full pricing of resource use in EU Circular Economy...
    Altilium begins construction of UK's first at-scale EV...

    Features

    Ball of cables
    Material Focus launches Circular Electricals Fund
    Carbon Cell plastic-free foam
    Start-up secures £1.2M to scale plastic-free foam production

Packaging

Fruit in packaging
Campaigners call for greater Deposit Return Scheme transparency

Environmental campaigners have criticised the government’s decision to appoint industry representatives to manage the UK’s upcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), warning that major supermarkets are being allowed to “mark their own homework” on plastic reduction.

Cardboard packaging with return label
Packaging experts poll suggests new regulations biggest obstacle to sustainability

The survey of 90 industry professionals back material innovation, artificial intelligence, and recycling technology as the most promising opportunities

Claudia Mensi, President of FEAD (the European Waste Management Association)
The Circular Economy Act must be bold! Europe's resilience depends on it

EU must prioritise circular economy to ensure material security and industrial resilience, writes Claudia Mensi, President of FEAD

Shotton Paper Mill before conversation to Cardboard processing
Mind the gap: Investment in recycling infrastructure needed to fulfil current policies
By
Beth Jones
| 12 February 2025 |
Add a Comment
WRAP and Defra analysis highlights gaps in processing capacity across key material streams to meet demand from packaging reforms
Fruit and veg in plastic bags
Cutting single-use plastic in shops emerges as top public priority
By
Beth Jones
| 12 February 2025 |
Add a Comment
Hubbub study urges businesses and government to help households adopt sustainable living by providing clearer information and financial support
Beef mince in plastic packaging, surrounded by ingredients
Tesco pilots recycled PET food trays initiative
By
Beth Jones
| 6 February 2025 |
Add a Comment
Klöckner Pentaplast partners with Tesco and Hilton Foods to launch recycled packaging initiative
Borrow Cup
£1 deposit cup scheme launches across 40 Glasgow locations
By
Beth Jones
| 28 January 2025 |
Add a Comment
Cross-brand initiative, Borrow Cup, aims to reduce 388 million annual disposable cups through reusable alternative
Boy putting a bottle into a reverse vending machine
Government sets out operational framework for 2027 Deposit Return Scheme
By
Charles Newman
| 27 January 2025 |
Add a Comment
Applications for scheme administrator close next week, as guidance sets out detailed implementation plans for retailers, hospitality venues and collection points
Pact Network Connect delegates at Mexico event in front of food waste
Food and plastics networks unite in global effort to cut waste
By
Charles Newman
| 24 January 2025 |
Add a Comment
Representatives from 15 countries gather in Mexico to accelerate action on food and plastic waste reduction
Asda employee holding Podback bags
Coffee pod recycling scheme expands into 600 Asda stores
By
Beth Jones
| 23 January 2025 |
Add a Comment
Partnership between retailer and Podback will allow customers to return used pods through toYou parcel returns service
Packaging being moved in warehouse
PackUK launches as pEPR Administrator
By
Beth Jones
| 21 January 2025 |
Add a Comment
The Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility administrator will oversee fee setting, collection from obligated producers, and payments to local authorities
Refill station
Two thirds of UK public want reuse and refill stations in supermarkets
By
Beth Jones
| 15 January 2025 |
Add a Comment
New poll for GoUnpackaged of 2,000 UK adults outlines desire for retailers to combat single-use plastics
Packaging item for return
Consultation opens on enforcement of packaging waste regulations
By
Beth Jones
| 14 January 2025 |
Add a Comment
The Environment Agency seeks feedback on proposed civil sanctions for breaches of pEPR regulations
Separate commercial waste collection
No minimum threshold set for business food waste collections under Simpler Recycling
By
Charles Newman
| 13 December 2024 |
Add a Comment
Defra stakeholder briefing sets out universal food waste separation requirement and streamlined approach to written assessments for exemptions to separately collect paper and card
on-pack labelling
EU reveals vision for packaging waste labels
By
Beth Jones
| 11 December 2024 |
Add a Comment
Harmonised labelling scheme aims to boost packaging recycling, address diverse waste systems and consumer behaviour across member states
Single use cups ina bin
Government scraps mandatory cup takeback scheme for retailers
By Resource |
6 December 2024 |
Add a Comment
Defra cites £52 million cost and limited environmental impact as reasons for policy reversal
Biodegradable cup
Industry network secures £474k to boost bio-based materials regulation
By Resource |
2 December 2024 |
Add a Comment
BB-REG-NET to develop new standards and frameworks for sustainable chemical alternatives to fossil-based materials
Bins near parliament
Simpler Recycling revision mandates separate collection of paper and card
By
Charles Newman
| 29 November 2024 |
Add a Comment
Defra publishes new guidance with TEEP clause likely to maintain status quo for commingled collection of dry recyclables
Plastic bottle placed in a reverse vending machine
Trade bodies call for deposit scheme pause after Welsh withdrawal
By
Charles Newman
| 22 November 2024 |
Add a Comment
NAWDO, LARAC and The Recycling Association urge government to reconsider DRS plans following Wales's exit from UK-wide system
Shiny paper bags
Revised RAM delivers material-specific guidance for packaging EPR
By
Beth Jones
| 21 November 2024 |
Add a Comment
Contaminant thresholds, material dimensions, and take-back schemes highlighted as key metrics to decide modulations for future packaging fees
Glas bottles on a conveyor belt in production
Wales to develop separate deposit return scheme to protect recycling progress
By Resource |
18 November 2024 |
Add a Comment
Deputy First Minister confirms nation will exit UK-wide DRS process over Internal Market Act constraints
Outside Scottish Parliament
Scottish Government estimates £951m cost for packaging EPR reform
By
Beth Jones
| 15 November 2024 |
Add a Comment
Impact assessment outlines costs and environmental benefits of incoming extended producer responsibility system
Tesco pasta in new paper packaging
Tesco’s switch to paper pasta packs to save 10M pieces of plastic yearly
By
Beth Jones
| 15 November 2024 |
Add a Comment
Retailer set to transition own-brand product range to fully recyclable paper packaging as part of the brand’s 4R recycling strategy.
  • ‹ previous
  • 2 of 71
  • next ›

NEWSLETTER

Empowering a wasteless world. Sign up for the latest news direct to your inbox

* indicates required
/* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */
Advertisement
Advertisement

Get in touch

  • Resource Media Limited, Create Centre, B Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Road, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6XN
  • 0117 9030698
  • [email protected]

© 2000 - 2025 Resource Media Limited

Sitemap

  • About
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
  • Our People
  • Advertise
  • Directory
  • Contact