Plastic

Warehouse worker with hardhat wrapping boxes in stretch film parcel on pallet

UK plastic packaging tax undermined by fraudulent recycled content claims

Fraudulent recycled content claims on imported plastic packaging are undermining the UK's Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) and threatening the survival of domestic recycling operations, according to a new report from RECOUP, the UK’s plastics recycling charity.

Toothpaste tube in a bathroom bin

Industry collaboration eliminates toothpaste tube contamination from recycling streams

HDPE redesign removes aluminium barriers and reduces wish-cycling ahead of 2026 collection requirements

Exterior shot of people outside a Salvation Army donation centre

Salvation Army textile collections reach 77,000 tonnes as voucher scheme doubles

SATCoL doubles clothing aid while cutting 505,000 tonnes of carbon

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

Global Deposit Dashboard, Reloop

Deposit return schemes reach over 350 million people worldwide

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| 10 April 2025 |

Reloop launches Global Deposit Dashboard tracking global legislation, as the UK prepares for nationwide implementation by 2027

Matoha FabriTell technology

AI-powered technology for identifying textile waste secures further investment

By

| 10 April 2025 |

WRAP-backed Circular Plastics Accelerator among investors in infrared scanner using machine learning algorithms to improve sorting of different fabrics

Plastic pellets

EAC launches inquiry into impact of ‘forever chemicals’

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| 10 April 2025 |

The investigation will examine risks to humans and environment from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) found in everyday products

kerbside recycling

WRAP publishes new carbon metric

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| 10 April 2025 |

CarbonWARM tool expands coverage to incorporate new waste streams, including WEEE, batteries, sanitary waste, and incinerator bottom ash

Protos plastic recycling facility prototype (Enviroo)

PET recycling plant to begin construction in Ellesmere Port

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| 2 April 2025 |

Reichmuth Infrastructure investment in facility to reprocess wash and extrusion to produce new bottle packaging

Recycling operative standing in front of waste collection vehicle holding two collection sacks, one labelled 'Paper and Card'

eTEEP tool to help councils comply with Simpler Recycling regulations

By Resource |

1 April 2025 |

WRAP launches web-service to evaluate whether local authorities can continue collecting paper and card recycling with other materials.

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