Environmental charity Hubbub and reuse platform Reposit have launched a multi-store returnable cup initiative in Glasgow. Borrow Cup allows people to pay a £1 deposit at more than 40 outlets in the ...

Packaging giant DS Smith has created a recyclable cardboard-based container to protect medicinal products during transport. The firm said the dimensions and characteristics of its TailorTemp solution ...

Asda has launched a coffee-pod recycling service at more than 600 stores across the UK. Customers can order bags from specialist provider Podback online and take them filled with used aluminium and ...

Two Swiss firms claim to have created a closed-loop PET bottle. Tech start-up DePloy teamed up with packaging specialist PTI, which also has offices in the US, to deliver the container. Plastic waste ...

Ministers have set out fresh details of the forthcoming deposit-return scheme for single-use drinks containers. The government published guidance on producer and retailer responsibilities under the ...

A waste body has branded an imbalance between councils and businesses on a key panel for the implementation of new packaging laws as “unacceptable”. The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) called for ...

A fresh row has broken out over Britain’s looming deposit-return scheme (DRS) for drinks. Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy voiced “frustration” after shops called for delays to the initiative.

Reconomy has acquired two waste management firms in the US as it seeks to grow its presence across the Atlantic. The London-headquartered circular economy specialist completed the purchase of upstate ...

While physical market conditions remain weak, the PRN/PERN price continues to prop up some grades. In plastics, some price ...

Summer trading can sometimes bring about strange pricing, and this was one of those weeks, especially for plastics. With ...

These are the latest HMRC export figures for August 2024 for PE-based plastics – commodity code 391510. Only destinations of more than... Almost 30 billion pieces of plastic could safely be removed ...

Trade body Glass for Europe has urged Brussels to prioritise closed-loop recycling of construction waste. The organisation, which represents flat-glass producers, called for policy to boost flagging ...