With the latest figures suggesting contamination levels are rising at material recovery facilities, Conor McGlone asks why the UK has not learned lessons from China and looks at what effect continued contamination is having across the UK supply chain
DEFRA has said that it will continue with its plans to reduce plastic waste and “deliver a green Brexit”, alongside making contingency plans for the UK leaving the EU without an agreement
With DEFRA claiming it wants to reduce reliance on waste exports and increase domestic recycling, Conor McGlone asks how the government plans to implement lessons learned from the Chinese recycling crisis
The UN's climate change talks in Poland have ended in agreement over the technical rules for implementing the Paris Agreement. Here's what it means for UK climate policy
The government will today launch a new fund to help heavy industry move to net zero greenhouse gas emissions
Failing to keep climate change to within 1.5°C “can no longer be avoided” if the world does not scale up carbon cuts by 2030, according to UN Environment.
UK's £5.6bn security of supply energy auction has been suspended following an EU court ruling
A quality control scheme aimed at helping UK exporters meet stricter Chinese import requirements for paper has been jointly developed by the Recycling Association and the Chinese inspection agency
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