DS Smith has completed its merger with US giant International Paper. The firms joined forces on 31 January in a bid to create ...

Biffa has recycled old bins into 1,500 closed-loop replacements. The waste management giant revealed the milestone as it set ...

Industry testing body RecyClass has updated key documents to keep track with evolving packaging methods. The organisation ...

A Lincolnshire firm is to turn a waste transfer station in Rutland into a recycling centre. Grantham Industries said it would ...

Somerset Council has launched a campaign to boost metal packaging recycling in the county. The West Country authority teamed with its waste contractor Suez for the six-week publicity initiative.

Veolia is to help a number of colleges and universities in Scotland recycle materials including plastic, paper, glass and metal.

A fresh row has broken out over Britain’s looming deposit-return scheme (DRS) for drinks. Environmental charity Keep Britain ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...