The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

The Government has said local authorities must provide the service by 2026

David Harris, chief executive of Circularity Scotland, said there would be ‘a risk to jobs and investment’ if the scheme does not go ahead.

A SCOTTISH eco-packaging factory is set to expand its work and create new jobs with a £4.2 million extension to its plant.

The First Minister also attacked the UK Government’s plans for its own DRS.

The future of a flagship recycling scheme could be decided at a meeting of the Scottish Government Cabinet on Tuesday.

A fifth-generation fisherman finds an innovative way to remove and recycle plastic waste from the Mediterranean Sea.

The new packaging will result in a reduction of almost two thirds (63 per cent) of plastic, with the smaller packs saving space, and taking up to 350 delivery trucks off the road per year.

Torik Holmes, research associate at the sustainable consumption institute at the University of Manchester, Helen Holmes, senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Manchester, and Kristoffer Kortsen, post doctoral research associate at the University of Manchester explain how the recycling system in the UK has got so complicated and what…

The packs are made from 89% plant-based materials

Lidl, Co-Op and Sainsbury's now all offer the new recyclable packaging on their own brand beef mince products in a bid to reduce plastic waste

Maybe you have one bin or many boxes. You might even have a compost caddy. Whatever your recycling setup, chances are that at some point you’ve been left wondering what should go where and if a particular item is indeed recyclable or if it should just go in the main…