Recycling
Lucozade and Pringles named packaging 'villains' of recycling world
Recycling Association lists everyday products which are hardest to recycle due to complexity of their packaging
The UK's recycling industry needs to be more transparent
Hubbub's Trewin Restorick fears successful recycling campaigns could be stifled by a failure of the industry to be clear about where recycled material ends up
Circular Economy: From PV Module to Rubber Sole
To mark International Recycling Day, Andreas Wade of First Solar reveals how the industry is taking steps to tackle solar panels' end-of-life footprint
Survey: Confusion continues to undermine UK recycling rates
Poll reveals nearly 40 per cent of people admit to being confused about what materials they can recycle
Ellen MacArthur teams up with retail giants to launch Circular Fibres Initiative
H&M and Nike join new group designed to accelerate the development of a circular economy for the textiles sector
Nespresso bid to recycle coffee pods
Nestlé bows to environmental backlash over popular home brewing system
Square Mile Challenge on track to recycle to 500,000 coffee cups in first month
Coffee cup recycling scheme involving Costa, Starbucks, Marks & Spencer and financial firms across City of London aims to recycle five million cups by the end of the year
Apple pledges to pursue use of 100 per cent recycled materials
IT and electronics giant says it will 'one day' stop mining raw materials to make its iPhones and laptops in latest Environmental Responsibility Report
Report: Offer Londoners cash to cut 'out of control' plastic bottle waste
London Assembly calls on Mayor to look at bottle-for-cash return schemes and more tap water points to combat waste problem
Green Brexit: Could the circular economy leave the Brexit negotiations in a spin?
It is unlikely to be anywhere near the top of Theresa May's list of Brexit priorities, but the EU's approach to waste and resources contains plenty of potential political pitfalls
Households to dump 235 million tonnes of clothing in landfill this spring
Sainsbury's and Oxfam urge consumers to recycle clothing as survey suggests 75 per cent of people expect to dump clothes in the bin during this season's annual wardrobe clear-out
Londoners wake up to 'biggest ever' coffee cup recycling scheme across the Square Mile
Costa, Starbucks, Marks & Spencer and financial firms across City of London collaborate in bid to collect five million used coffee cups by end of 2017
Study: Cup charge could help cut coffee cup waste
Cardiff University research details how a range of simple measures could cut coffee cup waste by up to 300 million cups a year
The age of the litter bug
Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy argues we must all stop ignoring the scourge of litter - and businesses and policymakers have a leading role to play
Samsung unveils recycling plan for faulty Note 7 smartphones
Electronics giant recalled millions of phones last year after reports of battery faults, but had not until now divulged its plans for their disposal
Touchdown for airline trash: Behind the scenes at Gatwick's new waste management plant
BusinesssGreen takes a tour of the airport's new recycling and biomass energy centre, the first of its kind to process overseas food waste on-site
European Parliament backs restoration of ambitious recycling goals
MEPs vote to increase 2030 recycling goal to 70 per cent, paving way for bolder circular economy package
Greenpeace slams soft drinks industry over 'woeful' response to ocean plastic crisis
Survey of leading soft drinks brands reveals majority do not have plans in place to tackle marine plastic
MDF Recovery gets £250,000 investment boost from SUEZ
UK MDF recycling firm secures backing of French resources giant to help commercialise 'ground-breaking' recycling technology
MPs launch plastic bottle and coffee cup inquiry
Environmental Audit Committee aims to follow success of microbeads inquiry with new investigation of disposable drinks packaging
Creating a blue print for the circular economy: what next?
Bruce Bratley of First Mile discusses what needs to happen next for the circular economy to become a tangible reality
EU waste diktat could cost Britain £2bn
Richard Howard of Policy Exchange explains how Brexit could have a significant upside for the UK's waste and recycling sector
Report: Brexit provides opportunity for UK waste policy revamp
Policy Exchange argues UK should ditch EU Circular Economy package in favour of new approach to recycling and energy-from-waste plants
Waste giant Shanks Group rebrands as circular economy specialists Renewi
Rebrand follows Shanks' completed merger with Dutch recycling outfit Van Gansewinkel
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