A new app developed by bioplastics company Novamont aims to promote the environmental benefits of food waste recycling among children.

The EU is set to introduce a plastics tax from 1 January 2021, raising concerns among European plastics converters.

Yorkshire-based polymer reprocessor invests in pre-sort capability to accept a wider range of input materials.

Waste management charity Waste Aid is set to partner with cryptocurrency exchange platform Zumo.

A report from Policy Connect, supported by cross-party MPs, argues that energy-from-waste is the answer to the UK’s residual waste problem.

Terracycle’s online store announces a partnership with supermarket chain to trial service providing groceries in refillable, returnable packaging.

Waste management company Biffa has launched a new virtual audit service for businesses that have not been visited during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A pilot project by packaging company Dow aims to collect and recycle Nigeria’s plastic waste, diverting around 300 million plastic waste sachets away from landfill.

94 per cent of Amazon shoppers in the UK are concerned about plastic pollution and want plastic-free packaging options, according to a new survey by ocean conservation organisation Oceana.

With only four per cent of soft flexible plastic packaging currently recycled, a new roadmap has been released by WRAP to create a circular economy for these materials.