Recycling

Company says that following successful trial it is to offer reusable bottles in 370 of its stores across the country

Meat-free food manufacturer promises to stop using black plastic trays, following confirmation last year such packaging is sent to landfill

Station operator vows to ban plastic cups and introduce coffee cup recycling schemes by 2020

Firms are under pressure to tackle the scourge of plastic waste, but are their new strategies credible and could they prove counterproductive?

'Reverse vending machine' is now operating in Iceland's Fulham store in London, as part of six month trial

New reCUP made with replacement for plastic lining called 'EarthCoating', which uses 48 per cent less plastic

Tom Chivers wonders if a combination of dubious maths and R&D breakthroughs could counter the most apocalyptic plastic waste predictions

I seem to have left my recyclable bottle somewhere in a field in Hampshire

Unilever and Waitrose amongst corporate names supporting new Marine Plastics Research and Innovation Framework

Packaging giant reveals it hopes to have new straw for drinks cartons available by the end of the year