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The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Pact have published a ten-point blueprint outlining how a comprehensive system for textiles could be designed and implemented in the UK.

Amcor has launched Greenback Recycling Technologies’ Enval advanced recycling module at its facility in Heanor, Derbyshire, UK.

Biffa has announced its merger with Esterform, a manufacturer of PET pre-forms and bottles, consolidating its UK PET recycling operations. This strategic move positions Biffa as a leading player in the UK circular plastics packaging sector, just ahead of the expected launch of the UK's Deposit Return Scheme in 2027.

The UK Packaging Pact succeeds The UK Plastics Pact, building on seven years of collaboration and achievements. Its primary goal is to dismantle persistent system barriers, facilitate investment, and promote the large-scale adoption of circular packaging.

British workers are set to gain from a new era of nuclear power as the government signs a significant agreement with Czechia, marking the beginning of the UK’s golden age of nuclear energy and securing high-skilled jobs.

Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder by Great British Energy – Nuclear to build the UK’s first small modular reactors (SMRs), marking a major step forward in the country’s clean energy ambitions. The decision follows a rigorous two-year competition to identify the most suitable nuclear technology for deployment.