James Cropper has partnered with Cumbria Waste and New Horizon Plastics to recycle plastics as part of their coffee cup recycling scheme

Governments and manufacturers around the world are looking at providing further clarity and simplicity to the process of recycling plastic bottle caps

The report unveils potential transparency issues in heavily cited studies favouring single-use options over reusable packaging

The recyclable packaging is anticipated to prevent 1,250 tonnes of plastic waste each year

The overshoot date can be pushed back considerably by reducing plastic waste

Last Friday, Defra released a policy paper outlining the progress Government is making in its aim to prevent waste in England, here's a summary of what it contained

HMRC believes the approach could channel investment into chemical recycling

UK councils, NAWDO and the RSPCA are calling for single-use vapes to be banned on environmental and health grounds

Possible EU legislation could turn back the dial on progress in reducing consumption of unnecessary plastic packaging

The partnership hopes to improve recycling rates of milk cartons and test the viability of such a scheme on a larger-scale