Plastic

Plastic bottle placed in a reverse vending machine

Deposit Return Schemes halve drinks container litter

Research spanning many jurisdictions demonstrates the power of financial incentives in tackling waste litter through the use of deposit returns schemes (DRS).

Places with a DRS have 54 per cent less drinks container litter than those without schemes, according to analysis from Reloop.

Revantis pilot plant equipment

Start-up secures Series A funding for plastic recycling technology

Scottish start-up Reventas raises investment to scale chemical recycling process for polyethylene and polypropylene from pilot to commercial operation

Bales of plastic waste

€400 billion investment needed for chemical recycling viability

Bain & Company analysis suggests pyrolysis costs more than twice virgin plastic production, with 20-30 years needed to achieve cost parity

Pile of tyres

EuRIC proposes five changes to European tyre recycling policy

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| 22 May 2025 |

Trade body sets targets for recycled content and export bans to strengthen circularity of end-of-life tyres

Paul Empson, General Manager at Bakers Basco

Circular economy needs enforcement not just ambition

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Paul Empson, General Manager at Bakers Basco

| 22 May 2025 |

Paul Empson calls for practical measures to prevent asset misuse in circular systems

Plastic waste in river

New EFRA inquiry into circular economy starts by targeting plastic waste

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| 21 May 2025 |

Backbench committee will examine progress towards resource efficiency, with an initial focus on UK role in the Global Plastics Treaty

Fruit in packaging

Campaigners call for greater Deposit Return Scheme transparency

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| 14 May 2025 |

Survey shows two-thirds believe supermarkets prioritise profits over environmental impact, with advocacy groups warning against retailer appointments to DRS management body

Carbon Cell plastic-free foam

Start-up secures £1.2M to scale plastic-free foam production

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| 14 May 2025 |

Carbon Cell raises pre-seed funding to develop biochar-based alternative from batch to continuous manufacturing

WRAP's FlexCollect trial

Plastic film recycling capacity gap looms ahead of 2027 target

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| 13 May 2025 |

WRAP’s Circular Films report suggests that storage, contamination, and infrastructure barriers remain ahead of 2027 mandatory kerbside collection

Claudia Mensi, President of FEAD (the European Waste Management Association)

The Circular Economy Act must be bold! Europe's resilience depends on it

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Claudia Mensi

| 12 May 2025 |

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

Environment Agency officers checking shipping container that has recycling materials for export

Further arrests made in packaging export note fraud investigation

By Resource |

9 May 2025 |

Environment Agency and Metropolitan Police detain two men for unlawfully selling fictitious recycling export documentation

Littering

No link found between biodegradable plastics and increased littering

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| 8 May 2025 |

BB-REG-NET report challenges perception about biodegradable packaging, suggesting improper waste disposal is driven by convenience and item size instead

Futamura teriyaki sauce sachet

Compostable packaging solution developed for condiment sachets

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| 7 May 2025 |

Collaboration creates bio-degradable alternative for hard-to-recycle liquid pouches used for food, sauces, and personal care creams

Reverse vending machine in Iceland, Northern Ireland

Government appoints operator to run DRS schemes

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| 6 May 2025 |

Deposit Management Organisation to manage producer registration, container collection and financial systems across England, Scotland and N. Ireland

Mattress recycling

Circular Sleep project aims to improve mattress recycling rates

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| 1 May 2025 |

FEAD leads new initiative to target 80 per cent recovery of end-of-life bedding materials through cross-industry collaboration

Island of Krk, Croatia

European cities become ‘part of the solution’ in waste prevention

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| 30 April 2025 |

Zero Waste Europe report highlights growing adoption of zero waste strategies, with over 86 municipalities focusing on prevention, reuse and repair initiatives over recycling

WasteAid, The Gambia

WasteAid secures £237K for African waste management programmes

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| 29 April 2025 |

UK charity partners with Veralto to improve conditions for informal waste collections and reduce plastic pollution in The Gambia and South Africa

Cardboard packaging with RFID tag

PackUK eases 'red' and 'amber' ratings for Recyclability Assessment Methodology

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| 29 April 2025 |

New exemptions for all DRS-covered containers included in RAM update, following simplification sprint with stakeholders

Two people sorting usable food at a foodbank in Hackney

North London community fund awards £168,111 to waste prevention projects

By Resource |

25 April 2025 |

20 organisations receive grants to tackle waste streams through grassroots initiatives across seven boroughs

Aeriel shot of an energy-from-waste facility in London

Councils expect meeting ETS tax on incineration will hit services

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| 25 April 2025 |

LGA survey finds majority of local authorities anticipate reduction in other waste services once obligations to meet cost of UK Emissions Trading Scheme start in 2028

Man using smartphone app to use AI detection to claim a deposit on a returned paper coffee cup

AI app rewards paper cup recycling in Cardiff trial

By Resource |

22 April 2025 |

National Cup Recycling Scheme trial rewards consumers for returning cups using vision-based artificial intelligence

End of life cars stacked up in front of bales of metal

Trade bodies call for stronger recycled content targets in EU vehicle legislation

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| 15 April 2025 |

EuRIC and FEAD call for transparency and full-cost recovery in forthcoming End-of-Life Vehicle Regulations following auto manufacturers' €458 million cartel fine

Enviroo and Clearpoint Recycling teams

Ellesmere Port recycling plant secures plastics supply partner

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| 15 April 2025 |

The facility, set to open in 2027, will receive 30,000 tonnes of recyclable PET from Clearpoint Recycling to be turned into bottles

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