The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Architecture, engineering and construction employ 1.2 million people in Australia and account for 9% of GDP. But our biggest services sector also produces roughly 40% of landfill waste and accounts for 18.1% of Australia’s carbon footprint. The sector must change its practices fast for Australia to meet its commitments to…

Environmental campaigners urged the Scottish First Minister to continue with the scheme, despite Westminster barring it from including glass bottles.

WESTMINSTER has refused to allow Scotland to include glass in its planned recycling scheme.

SCOTLAND'S Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) can “absolutely” go ahead without glass bottles included, according to the boss of the company…

The Government has said local authorities must provide the service by 2026

David Harris, chief executive of Circularity Scotland, said there would be ‘a risk to jobs and investment’ if the scheme does not go ahead.

A SCOTTISH eco-packaging factory is set to expand its work and create new jobs with a £4.2 million extension to its plant.

The First Minister also attacked the UK Government’s plans for its own DRS.

The future of a flagship recycling scheme could be decided at a meeting of the Scottish Government Cabinet on Tuesday.

A fifth-generation fisherman finds an innovative way to remove and recycle plastic waste from the Mediterranean Sea.

The new packaging will result in a reduction of almost two thirds (63 per cent) of plastic, with the smaller packs saving space, and taking up to 350 delivery trucks off the road per year.