Technology

All single-use plastic straws will be removed from UK and Ireland stores by October as part of flatpack giant's push to eliminate single-use plastics across its operations by 2020

Greg Clark announces £343m government and industry-backed aviation research and development drive, including £58m for pioneering electric flight initiative

With the short primer you, too, can confidently tackle plastic-related jargon

Plus, perspective on why the cloud software giant doesn't use unbundled renewable energy certificates

Drinks giant will boost recycled content of large bottles to 40 per cent this year, as it reveals plan to 'make recycling sexy'

Supermarket has introduced plastic bottle deposit return vending machines at two of its stores in North Yorkshire and Scotland

DNV GL warns thousands of firms could inadvertently breach Energy Efficiency Directive rules, risking fines of up to €1m

Recycling partnership recovers 31,000kg of steel, aluminium, and plastic for use in new products in the Netherlands

New ECO-POWR range includes Verde, a treadmill which generates electricity that can be fed into the grid to cut down on gyms' energy costs

Global bakery chain to swap plastic for paper straws across all 220 of its branches worldwide as the war on plastic waste continues