Waste management

Greyparrot CEO Mikela Druckman reflects on how existing infrastructure isn't keeping up with the amount of waste created

Equitix claims deal with KKR represents 'significant additional investment' in Viridor, which operates 12 EfW plants across the UK

Partners join forces to tackle beauty industry's hard-to-recycle waste for Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026

Six months after the ban on disposable vapes came into force, waste companies warn behaviour has not changed with consumers continuing to discard vapes that lead to fires, lost resources, and millions of pounds of damage

Report argues increasing UK's domestic recycling capacity would generate 'substantial' private investment, boost GDP, and create thousands of jobs

The Big Ballot Bin aims to make disposing of litter interactive

UNEP report argues that shifting to zero waste and circular economy approaches could eliminate soaring waste costs and deliver $108bn in economic benefits by 2050

Government failure to send clear investment signals to business could lead to more plastic being exported, incinerated or landfilled than ever before, according to the Public Accounts Committee

Retailer shelves mince tray packaging in favour of vacuum-packed alternative using less than half the plastic

Measures that prevent waste should be the top priority in the drive to build a more circular economy, writes Brita UK and Ireland’s David Hall