Entanglement by waste fishing gear, plastic bags and balloons are the greatest lethal threat to marine wildlife, says Ocean Conservancy.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including needle contamination, illegal waste vehicle seizure and recycling bags for life.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a plastics recycling educational programme, treecycling and thousands of plastic bottles washing up on the Cornish coast.

Industry bodies have given their views on altered business packaging targets for plastic and glass after a Defra consultation closed last month.

The Ocean Cleanup organisation plans to deploy a 100 metre-long floating barrier device to test passive technology designed for clearing the oceans of plastic pollution.

More consideration is needed before a decision can be made on a deposit-return scheme (DRS) in Scotland, Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has said.

Litter levels are ‘acceptable’ in 90 per cent of surveyed sites in England, though fast-food and carrier-bag litter has increased significantly in the last year, Keep Britain Tidy found in its annual Local Environment Quality Survey of England.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Every Can Counts, BMRA’s new Chief Executive and Christmas leftovers.

Further research is needed into biodegradability standards before biodegradable bags can be made exempt from the English carrier bag charge, according to a Defra review.

Hospitality organisations that have signed up to the Hospitality and Food Service Agreement reduced CO2e emissions by 3.6 per cent between 2012 and 2014, according to the initiative’s second annual progress report.