Viridor is to close its mechanical recycling site in Bristol following a "detailed strategic review" of the Avonmouth plant.

Black Forest Distillers has created a largely recycled bottle for its flagship Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Sloe Gin.

A raft of major business leaders has called for mandatory global rules over product design to boost recycling.

Research has shown that people often choose to dispose of their waste in the first bin they find rather than waiting for an ...

Madrid-based dairy products giant Lactalis Iberia is to use cartons made partially from material "linked" to other cartons.

Ministers have promised councils more than £1 billion next year from the controversial extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for packaging waste, seemingly ending any debate over its ...

Welsh households recycled 64.6 per cent of their waste in the latest period, up marginally from 64.3 per cent in the prior spell. But recovery of other refuse jumped by almost 5 percentage points to ...

Drinks firms have demanded a delay to the controversial forthcoming packaging recovery levy. More than 80 companies signed a letter to ministers asking for implementation of extended producer ...

Circular economy minister Mary Creagh has described a drop in the UK’s recycling rate as “deeply disappointing”. She spoke out after official data showed the country recovered 44.1 per cent of its ...