Recycling
'Disappointing': Recycling rates remain flat, raising prospects of missed EU targets
Latest household waste data for England confirm negligible progress on recycling rates, leaving the country well short of 2020 goal
Plastic Is Your Frenemy
WRI's Kevin Moss argues plastics were once seen as nature's friend, but attitudes have changed and business models must change too
Raising the profile of UK remanufacturing
Sam Pentony argues the government's upcoming Resource and Waste Strategy has to start at the top of waste hierarchy and make room for remanufacturing
Walkers to recycle crisp packets after postal protest
Snack maker will install collection points across UK as well as free courier service
South Western Railway relents and allows use of reusable cups
Rail operator said 'safety aspect' was involved in giving those on board disposable cups
Government launches £60m green plastic packaging challenge
New innovation challenge to drive development of waste-to-plastic materials and smart packaging breakthroughs
Mars partners with Terracycle to recycle pet food packaging
Packaging from any pet food brand can now be recycled via new Terracycle partnership
Charge companies who fail to use recycled materials, WWF suggests
New report from WWF and Resource Association says companies should be charged for using packaging and products containing no recycled materials
Peacocks announces switch to bio-degradeable bags
Fashion retailer claims switch to bio-degradeable bags will help minimise its environmental footprint
Retailers to pay up to £1bn for recycling under waste strategy
Exclusive: ministers seeking to make firms pay more towards recycling their own waste
M&S launches reusable 'eco-bag' to tackle plastic waste and poverty
New bag made from plastic waste collected and recycled in Haiti and the Philippines is available to buy in M&S stores from today at £1.30
Survey: Public backs plastics crackdown
Three-quarters of people want government to take action to make more products recyclable and repairable
Why Motorola is making it easier for you to fix your own mobile phone
The debate about the right to repair is shifting as more consumer electronics companies explore circular product models
Money for old toothbrushes? Colgate announces recycling programme
People can now send off any brand of old toothbrush or toothpaste tube by post for recycling under latest TerraCycle partnership
'A line in the sand': UK joins governments and businesses in new plastic pledge
New global commitment to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source signed by global governments and 250 organisations
Unilever and Veolia ink plastics recycling partnership
Two firms will work together to drive reuse and recycling for plastic waste, starting in India and Indonesia
Secrets of the Disruptors: Iceland's Richard Walker
In the second extract from our Secrets of the Disruptors report, Iceland's managing director reveals his top 10 rules for success
A load of rubbish? UK plastics recycling industry under fire
A flurry of stories this week have exposed the chaos at the heart of the UK's plastics recycling system, presenting major risks for businesses
OECD: Global resource use set to double by 2060
Sobering new report suggests greenhouse gas emissions from materials are on track to almost double by 2060, almost certainly breaching Paris Agreement goals
What the circular economy's early days look like for Amazon and Nike
Billions upon billions of products and consumers served
Future Jobs: How recyclers are seizing circular opportunities
Tom Chivers talks to Veolia's Richard Kirkman about the 'cultural shift' that has reshaped the waste industry and sparked the development of thousands of high tech green roles
River vacuums and dissolving sachets: Government announces funding for plastic waste innovations
In latest Green GB Week announcements, Ministers confirm 11 plastic waste tackling technologies are to share £4m of funding
Future Jobs: How upcyclers are making old office furniture new again
VIDEO: Staff at Rype Office turn old desks, chairs, and carpets into new office furniture, saving money and delivering environmental benefits
PepsiCo inks deal for 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging
New partnership with Loop will see drinks giant incorporate recycled plastic packaging by early 2020
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