Recycling

New scheme to promote businesses that offer tap water to customers, as Mayor allocates fresh funds to tackle single use plastic packaging

Just a fraction of global resources are re-used according to new research - but can we close the loop in time?

Leading UK retailers say information is too 'commercially sensitive' to reveal, following Guardian report they make almost 1m tonnes a year

The policy blitz being aimed at plastic waste has barely started, and both the UK and Brussels are driving it

Bottled water giant promises to make all its plastic bottles from 100 per cent recycled material, as it sets sights on delivering 'zero plastic bottle waste'

The surge in corporate plastic reduction and recycling commitments following the launch of the government's 25 Year Environment Plan has continued to gather pace

Influential waste advisory body says it will continue to focus on tackling food waste, plastics, and other areas, as charity confirms restructuring is underway

Brussels targets single-use plastics in an urgent clean-up plan that aims to make all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2030

Retail giant breaks ranks to declare that 'the continuing defence of current plastic packaging does not resonate with the consumer and general public opinion'

Supermarket giant joins Iceland and Co-Op in backing action on plastic bottles, claiming it supports the development of a 'cost-effective' Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles