Last month, the UK government brought an early festive gift by laying the regulations for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in England and Northern Ireland, which is now well on course to go live in October 2027.

With the Global Plastics Treaty starting to take shape, PoliticsHome reports back from Day 3 of the University of Portsmouth’s PlasticsFuture conference, which included a series of panel discussions, keynote speeches and short talks on how we can get the best out of the international response to deal with the plastic pollution crisis.

CCEP, in partnership with distribution partner Maritime, is making the shift from road to rail as part of their sustainability journey.

The University of Portsmouth’s Global Plastics Policy Centre online platform aims to equip policymakers and the public with the tools to prevent plastic pollution.

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is hosting an online, half-day seminar on 12 May called ‘Reusable Plastics Packaging’. It will feature presentations on topics including consumer behaviour and the circular economy, as well as key case studies.

One of the country’s leading experts in plastic waste and pollution has urged MPs to adopt a joined up approach to the plastic waste problem at a formal meeting of the UK Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA).

Sam Jones will lead Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ (CCEP) sustainability work in GB