The UK has issued updated guidance explaining which plastic packaging can realistically be collected, sorted and reprocessed through existing recycling infrastructure.

UK-based plastic recycler Viridor, owned by U.S. investment company KKR, has shut down its polymer recycling facility in Skelmersdale, a town in the north of England. The centre ceased operations in ...

If you thought the UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) was primarily about increasing revenue, think again. The truth is the tax is the beginning of a sea change (pun intended) that will stimulate ...

Steve Fletcher has received funding from the UN Environment Programme. He is a member of the UN International Resource Panel. The world produces a vast amount of plastic. Global plastic production ...