The waste authority has published its response to the government consultations on EPR and DRS, calling for it to speed up and improve plans

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have made a breakthrough discovery of a plant protein that could be turned into a plastic replacement

The Digital DRS Industry Working Group has released a new report finding an ‘all-in’ digital DRS model could save millions compared to current proposals for DRS

Eunomia and the Association of the Greek Manufacturers of Packaging and Materials (AGMPM) have made several suggestions for a successful and sustainable DRS

The ban includes the import of polyethylene plastic, following a Greenpeace report that found UK plastic waste illegally dumped across southern Turkey

The authority and its recycling contractor, Biffa, has confirmed that none of its recycled plastic gets shipped abroad, on the back of Greenpeace’s report ‘Trashed’

Greenpeace are calling upon the UK Government to stop the export of plastic waste after evidence of illegal dumping and burning found in southern Turkey

Supermarket retailers will soon be taking salad bags, crisp packets and biscuit wrappers to be recycled in line with WRAP’s UK Plastics Pact

The Wrexham-based plastic container manufacturer and recycler has announced investment in a rPET facility in central Spain

Schools across England are being invited to use the Environment Agency’s resource pack ahead of World Ocean Day on 8 June