Recycling

The Welsh Government confirms Wales will not take part in any eventual UK-wide deposit return scheme for recycling drinks containers, blaming over post-Brexit devolution and trade rules

Green Alliance urges new Labour government to learn from past mistakes when delivering a new long-term strategy for waste, recycling, and resources

Retailer switches 'Finest' range of dried pasta into new packaging in a move that will save more than 10 million pieces of plastic a year

ReMake Value Retention Centre to focus on increasing material re-use in 'high integrity' sectors such as aerospace, marine, wind, nuclear, industry, and power

World’s biggest e-commerce company is trialling reusable packaging solutions with European start-ups Hipli and Re-zip

Legislation to ban sale of single use vapes from 1 June 2025 laid in Parliament, Circular Economy Minister confirms

Surplus stock redistributor urges government to include mandatory food waste reporting in efforts to improve food security

Trade tool vendor to boost sales of second hand tools after refurbishing 250,000 products since 2021

The company has researched more than 3,000 materials since establishing a global packaging research centre in 2021

Material Focus executive director Scott Butler reflects on Recycle Your Electricals campaign numbers and recruiting an 'unlikely spokesperson' for the circular economy