Bedfordshire waste management firm Monoworld Limited has been ordered to pay more than £23,000 for the illegal shipment of waste.

Eunomia is calling on government to introduce a deposit-refund scheme for drinks packaging and introduce levies on chewing gum and cigarettes to reduce litter.

Two new innovations in coffee packaging have been announced, with KFC launching an edible coffee cup and Novamont producing a compostable espresso capsule.

Friends of the Earth Europe has released a new report calling on the European Commission to make resource efficiency central to policymaking decisions.

The six finalists of the Bio-based Material of the Year award have been named by the nova-Institute for Ecology and Innovation.

The Material Security Working Group has introduced a parliamentary paper reiterating calls for the establishment of a central Office for Resource Management.

Liquid food waste specialist Tank Industrial Maintenance Limited has been ordered to pay £38,000 after being found guilty of illegal land spreading.

Increasing food life by just one day could reduce avoidable food waste by five per cent and save approximately £600 million a year, a new WRAP report has found.

The Welsh Government and Defra have launched a consultation on proposals to ‘enhance’ waste crime enforcement powers in England and Wales.

Corrugated packaging recycler DS Smith has announced its intentions to acquire rival Duropack.