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

The global market for biodegradable packaging could more than double over the next nine years, according to research.

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

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 ...

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

The European Container Glass Federation, known as FEVE, said separate collections of the material were critical to increase ...

A watchdog has reminded metal recyclers of their industry's "poor" fatality record after a routine inspection led to a ...

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 ...

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

Chief executive Miles Beale said: “Defra sensibly delayed EPR by one year, however it is clear that the scheme is not ready ...