Opportunities for reducing supermarket packaging highlighted by tools released by IGD

Defra Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey announced that the ban could be implemented in 2024 following a legally-required consultation

More high-profile voices are coming out in support of a delay to the deposit return scheme

The funding winners will explore plant-based biodegradable polymers, new sorting and recycling technology, and the use of Artificial Intelligence to build a global plastic map

What does the term mean? What are the opportunities? What are the costs?

Statements have been made by the BMRA, Ecoveritas and more

Operators need to pre-sort the waste on-site or demonstrate it has undergone prior sorting

The measures from Circularity Scotland aim to protect at-risk brewers, distillers, importers and drinks manufacturers through the deposit return scheme

Winners will be eligible for a grant to develop their ideas

New report from ZWE and Reloop finds adoption of mixed waste sorting prior to landfill or EfW could reduce EU waste sector emissions by 25 per cent