Waste

England's biggest seven retailers sold just two single-use plastic bags per person on average in 2025, government data confirms

Alan Beck, head of product at Concretene, discusses the firm's efforts to cutting concrete's carbon footprint after success in the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s Water Breakthrough Challenge

Changes to wastewater treatment, sludge disposal, and product design could tackle tens of thousands of tonnes of microfibre pollution annually, study claims

Forgotten groceries and overcrowded fridges mean Brits waste £11.95 worth of food every week on average, new research reveals

Capacity for recycling flexible plastics is still lagging far behind demand, and the situation is not being helped by new extended producer responsibility rules

Clean tech firm celebrates fresh funding, as it reveals its AI-enabled technology has tracked more than a trillion pieces of waste

Food banks helped slash food waste, delivering emissions savings equivalent to taking 473,000 vehicles off the road

Phasing waste-to-energy into the Emissions Trading System gradually is the right approach, but the EU risks compromising its landfill and local low-carbon energy ambitions, writes ESWET's Siegfried Scholz

Olivia Page, CEO and co-founder at Mykor, explains how creating insulation from fungal mycelium is more than 'just growing mushrooms in a lab'

Deal includes new on-site facility to increase recycling rates and reduce off-site transportation