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

Major grocery retailers collectively commit to introducing reusable packaging

By

Olivia Loughran

| 15 July 2025 |

WRAP and Governments facilitating the pledge to develop interoperable system for replacing single-use plastics

Reverse vending machine for deposit return

Wales brings forward deposit return scheme to 2027

By Resource |

11 July 2025 |

Government announces alignment with UK timetable whilst maintaining glass and reuse provisions

European Commission flags in from of EC building

EC opens consultation on chemical recycling rules for plastic bottles

By Resource |

10 July 2025 |

Commission seeks feedback on methodology to calculate recycled content including advanced technologies

Plastic flakes falling down a conveyor belt

Veolia invests £70 million in UK's first closed-loop PET tray recycling facility

By

| 10 July 2025 |

Investment aims to tackle major recycling gap by processing 80,000 tonnes of plastic annually at Shropshire site

Woman's hands picking up plastic pollution on a beach

EFRA Committee hears concerns over "last chance" Global Plastics Treaty talks

By

Olivia Loughran

| 10 July 2025 |

Witnesses outline UK priorities ahead of critical INC-5.2 negotiations in Geneva next mont

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

Oxford-Vanden team

Vanden partners with Oxford University to develop terahertz plastic sorting technology

By

Olivia Loughran

| 3 July 2025 |

Collaboration with academic researchers aims to overcome limitations of current plastic sorting technologies

Repolywise's Bryan Ng

Production trials announced for 'atomic scissors' approach to plastic recycling

By

| 27 June 2025 |

Oxford-based company announces partnership with Taiwanese companies to demonstrate novel recycling technology processing unsorted plastic waste into virgin-grade polypropylene

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Greyparrot launches AI platform connecting brands with waste data

By

Maisie Stephens

| 24 June 2025 |

New Deepnest platform provides real-time packaging performance insights to bridge information gap between producers and recyclers

Food and drink packaging

European trade associations publish guidance for food grade plastic compliance

By

| 18 June 2025 |

Joint initiative aims to support waste operators in getting certification and meeting EU requirements for recycled PET food contact materials

Hands of shop assistant serving customer in package-free store using reusable containers

World Refill Day challenge targets single-use plastics

By

| 16 June 2025 |

Five-day challenge issued by City to Sea’s Refill Return campaign asks shoppers to switch behaviour and adopt reusable containers

Plastic bottle placed in a reverse vending machine

Deposit Return Schemes halve drinks container litter

By

| 3 June 2025 |

Analysis of 80 systems around the world finds correlation between schemes and litter reduction

Revantis pilot plant equipment

Start-up secures Series A funding for plastic recycling technology

By

| 30 May 2025 |

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

By

| 28 May 2025 |

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

By

| 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

By

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

By

| 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

By

| 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

By

| 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

By

| 13 May 2025 |

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

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