Additionally, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are introducing their own waste reduction systems to help improve recycling rates across the UK. The timeline for the rollout of the new ...

Brits have been warned against making recycling bin mistakes that could result in fines of £400. Councils are increasing enforcement on "recycling contamination", where one wrong item, such as a ...

It's the question that plagues homes up and down the country – which recycling bin does this go in? Now, researchers have discovered UK households are being forced to 'wishcycle' – put ...

However, Defra figures also show that the UK’s recycling rate from households has dropped to the lowest level since comparable data began in 2015. In 2022, the UK produced 25.7 million tonnes of ...

It’s a simple fact that the recycling rates are lower when materials are mixed together in bins. “Some councils are addressing this and have provided more services in some areas of the UK ...

But this is changing, with some councils already expanding the range of plastics they can recycle. Defra says the recycling rate across the UK was 52.5% in 2023. Industry group the British Plastics ...

Velorim, a UK-based business which offers “a simple solution to recycling bicycle tyres and inner tubes”, has announced its ambition to double collection points across the UK by 2026. With over 600 ...