UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia ...

The soft plastic recycling industry wants more waste to stay here, saying too much material is being sent overseas.

Australian recycling companies say the local industry is at breaking point, because too much plastic waste is being sent ...

It seems like it shouldn't be a problem, Australian recycling companies struggling to get their hands on waste for processing ...

Suggested regulatory changes to the shipping of recycled plastic, though intended to clarify the situation, may introduce ...

Germany was the largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025, closely followed by the UK, according to new research published in ...

The Big Plastic Count, conducted by environmental charity Everyday Plastic, saw more than 68,000 people across the country record every piece of plastic packaging they threw away between March 9 and ...

On Thursday 21 May, most of the new provisions added to the EU Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) in 2024 entered into ...

Global study finds wrappers, bottles and lids on shorelines of 93% of countries analysed as UN talks to tackle issue in turmoil ...

Bangladesh’s garment industry stands at a critical turning point. For more than three decades, the country built its economic ...

A section of River Nadarugu clogged by plastic bottles near Lake Nakuru National Park in Nakuru on June 5, 2021. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The waste management sector contributes significantly to the ...