The fund represents an expansion of Material Focus's investment activity. In 2023, the organisation allocated £1.8 million through its Electricals Recycling Fund to more than 40 projects improving ...

UK Government approves Welsh Government’s divergence with conditions including extended transition period to October 2031 ...

Alliance to End Plastic Waste report maps recycling challenges and circularity enablers for flexible packaging across Europe and North America, proposing dedicated large-scale sorting facilities as a ...

Industrial action mandate now runs to September as Unite and Birmingham City Council remain at impasse over WRCO role elimination and pay terms affecting refuse workers Birmingham's striking bin ...

New research hub consolidates 16 years of materials-led work across making, design and partnerships in the South West ...

Five-country comparison finds UK has most best-practice policies in place but still landfills 12 per cent of municipal waste ...

The Environment Agency has confirmed it will charge non-compliant businesses and non-domestic premises £118 per hour for Simpler Recycling regulatory work, with the charging scheme taking effect on 3 ...

Welsh Government consultation presents three fee models that could require packaging producers to fund litter and public bin waste management from 2027-28, as Wales diverges from England on pEPR scope ...

Our reliance on rare earth elements in our gadget-hungry world is growing, but their supply is far from secure. Libby Peake learns about the environmental costs of mining the materials and increasing ...

Lion Vision's new technology aims to reduce fire risks and environmental impact caused by discarded batteries in waste streams. Lion Vision, a Manchester-based artificial intelligence company, has ...

Analysis from FCC Environment shows that bicycle repair and reuse initiatives report carbon reductions of up to 200 kilograms per frame, zero reoffending in some prison workshops, and economic ...

Margaret Bates, recently appointed Head of the UK packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) Scheme Administrator by Defra, has been voted the winner of the 2024 Resource Hot 100 – our annual ...