Rest of World

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A new Quality Control scheme has been jointly developed by the Recycling Association and CCIC London in order to ensure UK shipments of waste paper meet Chinese export requirements.

An official investigation has been launched into claims of widespread fraud and system abuse in the plastics recycling industry, with significant discrepancies between the amount of plastic claimed for through the PRN system and the amount recorded as exported by HMRC.

Dutch cyclists are using the world’s first bicycle path made of 100 per cent reused plastic, in an attempt to reduce plastic pollution.

London joins 23 cities in pledge to cut waste sent to landfill by 50 per cent and waste per capita by 15 per cent by 2030.

A report from the National Audit Office has called the UK’s packaging recycling rates into question, warning that fraud and error in the PRN system are not being properly monitored by Defra and the Environment Agency.

The seminar will focus on the next steps in Wales’ Towards Zero Waste strategy.

UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD) has produced a report examining the UK’s mixed progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 

Plastics and food waste are among the topics that will be under the spotlight at this year’s Scottish Resources Conference, set to take place from 3-4 October in Edinburgh.