The funding comes as part of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge to improve the consumer and retailer packaging supply chain

Findings highlight need for policy framework that recognises role of waste industry to public health

Findings highlight need for policy framework that recognises role of waste industry to public health

In a report published today, MPs have supported the new appointment to the Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection.

An extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme that will hold producers accountable for recyclability of products to be rolled out by July 2021 in all four nations of the UK

New research by consultancy Sancroft finds biodegradable liners to be best economic and environmental option for food waste collections sent to anaerobic digestion facilities

Defra has published new guidelines on waste shipments to the EU, to come into effect from the start of 2021

New report published by Zero Waste Europe emphasises the importance of sustainable finance as the basis for the European Covid-19 recovery

The majority back a price increase on single-use plastics, as the Scottish Government continues a consultation process that could lead to a ban on the non-commercial sale of certain items

The latest figures from DAERA reveal that over 50 per cent of the 998,985 tonnes of local authority collected waste in 2019/20 was sent for recycling