Olivia Loughran
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Articles by Olivia Loughran

Warehouse worker with hardhat wrapping boxes in stretch film parcel on pallet
UK plastic packaging tax undermined by fraudulent recycled content claims
By
Olivia Loughran
| 22 September 2025 |
RECOUP report reveals imported packaging falsely claiming recycled content is undermining UK recyclers' competitiveness
Toothpaste tube in a bathroom bin
Industry collaboration eliminates toothpaste tube contamination from recycling streams
By
Olivia Loughran
| 19 September 2025 |
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
By
Olivia Loughran
| 19 September 2025 |
SATCoL doubles clothing aid while cutting 505,000 tonnes of carbon
Surgical gloves being discarded
NHS shift from single-use plastics to bio-based products could unlock £120 million market
By
Olivia Loughran
| 18 September 2025 |
Research identifies opportunity to expand the UK bioeconomy through sustainable public purchasing
Unpacking the new EU rules on textiles and food waste
By
Olivia Loughran
| 18 September 2025 |
New revision of Waste Framework Directive introduces binding food waste targets and EPR schemes for textiles
Waste wood sector revises fire prevention guidance approach after a fall in site incidents
By
Olivia Loughran
| 18 September 2025 |
WRA updates guidance to balance operational efficiency with enhanced fire controls
UK recycling infrastructure is unprepared for flexible plastics by 2027
By
Olivia Loughran
| 18 September 2025 |
North London Waste Authority Chair warns that new kerbside collection rules could fail without urgent investment in recycling capacity
Caerphilly secures site for new recycling depot as part of £55M switch to kerbside sort
By
Olivia Loughran
| 11 September 2025 |
Council purchases Dyffryn Business Park facility as part of capital investment in service change to the Welsh Government’s Collection Blueprint
Artist impression of how future Teeside WFW facility might look like
Newcastle councillors vote to withdraw from £2.1bn waste incinerator project
By
Olivia Loughran
| 9 September 2025 |
Non-binding motion passes by a single vote amid cost and pollution concerns
Bales of plastic recycling waiting to be processed
Plastic Overshoot Day highlights overproduction ‘we can’t recycle our way out of’
By
Olivia Loughran
| 5 September 2025 |
Global plastic waste generation projected to reach 225 million tonnes in 2025, surpassing reprocessing capacity