The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

It may seem innocuous, and is no doubt unintentional, but the EU has introduced a policy which has quietly ruined plastic bottles. As part of their effort to drive down single use plastic waste, drinks bottles will come with attached lids. “Tethered caps”, as they are known, have been floating…

FTSE 100 firm DS Smith, which works with firms over alternatives, urges next government to match global standards

Using a long-handled net, Ronnel Narvas scoops up discarded plastic soft drink bottles, shopping bags and palm-sized sachets as he wades through a foul-smelling tributary in the Philippine capital Manila.

NSW company breaches have led to contamination of lanscaping products; Netanyahu describes missile attack on tent camp as ‘tragic mishap’

Exclusive: Facilities owned by Bingo Industries and Aussie Skips Recycling among more than 20 named in NSW parliament for breaching regulations

A waste centre at Polmadie could provide heat to Hampden Park, a hospital, homes and schools

Nike creates a cape that transforms into a tent, stone makes a comeback, and a recipe book that doubles as an art lesson

Why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t?

NSW environment regulator expresses concern; more than 670 people now feared killed in Papua New Guinea village; fossil find ‘like discovering a whole new civilisation’