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Minister visits Port of Tyne plastic clean-up after government criticism

11th August 2026

Defra / Environment Agency / Plastic Pollution

Flexible Plastic Fund calls for urgent transition plan following collections delay

27th July 2026

Defra / flexible plastic / waste collection

Defra confirms delay to mandatory collections of flexible plastics

17th July 2026

flexible plastic / plastic film / Simpler Recycling

How local action can inspire the next phase of plastics treaty negotiations

15th July 2026

plastic / Recycling / UN Plastic Treaty

FIFA World Cup 2026: 74% of Brits want plastic-free packaging at events

23rd June 2026

food / Single-Use Plastic / takeaway containers

Flexible Plastic Fund launches ‘FlexCircular’ initiative

22nd June 2026

ecosurety / flexible plastic / Waste Collections

UK risks collecting more plastic than it can recycle, research warns

10th June 2026

energy from waste / plastic / Recycling

Recycling company fined for illegally exporting plastic waste

28th May 2026

plastic / Waste Crime / Waste Exports

Germany was the ‘largest plastic waste exporter’ in 2025, research finds

12th May 2026

plastic / Plastic Waste / Waste Exports

Solving the challenge of flexible plastics: Alliance to End Plastic Waste

6th May 2026

flexible plastic / plastic / Recycling

‘World’s first’ facility that converts waste plastic to aviation fuel opens

29th April 2026

plastic / Plastic Waste / Sustainable Aviation Fuels

British Plastics industry warns of ‘unprecedented’ shortages amid US-Iran war

10th April 2026

British Plastics Federation / Plastic Packaging Tax / Plastics

Company fined £142,000 for exporting contaminated plastic waste

9th April 2026

Environment Agency / plastic exports / Waste Crime

New method for recycling acrylic plastic in circular system developed

7th April 2026

acrylic / chemical recycling / plastic

Researchers develop solar-powered reactor to break down plastic waste

7th April 2026

hydrogen fuel / Plastic Waste / Recycling

Reconomy to open £20m plastic recycling plant in Corby

1st April 2026

plastic exports / Plastic recycling / Reconomy

New report reveals the UK’s ‘biggest plastic polluters’

24th March 2026

plastic / Pollution / Surfers Against Sewage

Scientists recycle waste plastic bottles into Parkinson’s drug

17th March 2026

PET / Plastic bottles / Recycling