Recycling

Coffee chain says installation of dedicated cup recycling bins in over 2,000 stores could cut waste by 30 million cups a year

Following tie-up last year with Speedo, Italian materials manufacturer Aquafil announces new closed-loop swimwear collaboration with Volcom

Therese Coffey claims 5p charge is not warranted as industry and chains are already doing enough voluntarily to reduce waste

Logs made from recycled coffee are now available for Londoners to buy and burn in their own home as lower carbon alternative to wood

The broadcaster last week labelled a trial to tackle woeful coffee recycling rates as corporate 'greenwash' - such criticism is both unfair and counterproductive

Almost half of all plastic bottles used in the home end up in landfill sites, research shows, with huge impacts on marine life

New guidelines also explain how some recycled items need to be disposed of in certain ways

Campaign from environmental charity Hubbub will see coffee cup-shaped bins collect cups for recycling

A challenge has been laid down to the coffee shop industry, Hubbub's Trewin Restorick reveals how it is today looking to respond with a bold new coffee cup recycling experiment

Waste management industry body lays out benefits of producer responsibility levies for local authorities