Recycling

Low impact techniques for recovering key nutrients from human urine could help reduce burden on wastewater treatment facilities and curb fertiliser use, researchers claim

Vinted users bought and sold preloved items worth £9.4bn in gross merchandise value last year, latest results reveal

The sustainability director at sports retailer Decathlon explains the importance of translating green ambition into practical decisions, and why new ideas are coming from people 'at the edges' of existing industries

Long-awaited rules to standardise waste collections to cover food and garden waste, paper and card, dry recyclable materials, and residual waste

Sustainable Sports Apparel Charter aims to combat 'structural overproduction, underuse, and disposal' of sports clothing in the UK

New research warns the ban on single-use vapes has not changed behaviour with consumers continuing to discard vapes incorrectly, leading to fires, lost resources, and ongoing environmental harm

Site set to be fully operational in second half of 2026, providing 38,000 tonnes of plastic recycling capacity

New facility to serve as a blueprint for further sites across Europe, with second recycling facility confirmed for Poland

London has the most shops offering refillable products that can replace single-use plastic, followed by Bristol, Oxford, and Brighton and Hove

New report shows how a cross-industry effort to reduce food waste and recover surpluses could help combat food insecurity