Waste management

Estimated amount of residual waste sent to landfill has fallen by 17 per cent since 2019, as energy from waste capacity grows

New research warns the ban on single-use vapes has not changed behaviour with consumers continuing to discard vapes incorrectly, leading to fires, lost resources, and ongoing environmental harm

PackUK confirms freeze on producer disposal fees under Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme, after government moves to plug funding gap

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