A Cumbria-based cellulose film packaging manufacturer has been fined £200,000 after the death of a worker at its Wigton site.

Public support for compostable packaging is strong, but policy continues to disadvantage bio-based alternatives to plastics, according to BB-REG-NET.

Calderdale Council has said it will move to quash an environmental permit granted for a small waste incinerator plant in Sowerby Bridge.

Atlantic Recycling has been fined £40,000 after admitting breaches of its environmental permit at its waste site in Cardiff.

Firefighters were called to a fire at EMR’s Leeds Cross Green recycling facility late on the evening of 6 January 2025.

Engineering services provider Ipsum Group has acquired liquid waste management company CountyClean Group. Alongside expanding the Ipsum Group Water portfolio, the acquisition will bring new liquid ...

The European Commission has announced a package of circular economy measures, with a focus on shoring up Europe’s plastics ...

Clearance of the large-scale illegal waste dump at Kidlington, Oxfordshire, is expected to begin in February, Mary Creagh ...

Food waste remains a significant pressure on the global food retail supply chain, with the economic cost forecast to reach ...