Recycling

The blitz of measures to tackle plastic waste is hugely welcome, but there is no point pretending they don't come with significant risks attached

Many US cities are struggling with how to keep items like juice pouches, candy wrappers and plastic dinnerware out of landfills

Preliminary results from Starbucks trial suggests charging customers extra for takeaway cups is an effective way to change behaviour

Mike Turner of the Paper Cup Alliance calls on coffee chains to launch a brand blind 'cup amnesty' to get more cups to recycling plants

ASDA, Lidl, Tesco and Waitrose among more than 40 of the UK's biggest food and drink firms backing new pledge to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastics

Café chain declares 'you'll need to bring your own cup'

UNESCO World Heritage Site is replacing plastic bottles, straws and cups with paper and glass alternatives

Cardiff eatery Dusty Knuckle launches reusable aluminium pizza boxes to help customers cut the environmental impact of their takeaway

Scientists find an estimated 30 per cent drop in plastic bags on the seabed in the same timeframe as charges were introduced in European countries

Consumer goods giant announces partnership to pioneer new technology capable of turning PET plastic waste into transparent virgin grade material