Councillors have approved plans for a 19.7m-tall glass-recycling facility in South Yorkshire. Members of Barnsley ...

A Swiss firm has created a blister pack that can be recycled within existing PET-reprocessing infrastructure. Liveo Research ...

Senior waste industry figures have been named on a panel set up by the government to promote efficient use of resources.

The government has revealed rules for classifying different materials under a traffic-light system that will help determine ...

A social enterprise has secured £100,000 to trial a voucher scheme to slash the cost of repairing electrical items.

Glass chiefs have warned that the forthcoming packaging recovery tax could change the cost or taste of popular Christmas foods. Ministers last month confirmed plans to introduce extended producer ...

Food and drink packaging maker Tetra Pak has invested in a recycling plant in the Netherlands that will process tricky non-fibre material from waste beverage cartons. The firm joined with a company ...

Tracking technology firm Polytag has described installation of a plastic-detection unit at a huge material recovery facility (MRF) in Northern Ireland as a “game-changer”. The kit allows waste firm Re ...

People can enter the details of their device online to receive an instant valuation. They then have the choice of claiming a voucher that can be redeemed on eBay within 48 hours or taking a payment to ...

Waste giant Biffa has supported a Christmas single made in partnership with Wakefield Council and pupils from Kettlethorpe High School. Recycling Christmas, written by Johnny Carr from Yorkshire ...

Councillors have approved plans for adaptions to Shotton Mill in North Wales to allow installation of a new tissue machine. Flintshire County Council granted consent for the application filed by ...

A consultancy has set out advice to help people recycle more this Christmas. Waste Mission published a guide to sustainable management of cards, wrapping paper, trees, boxes and other waste over the ...