Recycling

Polman: 'To address the challenge of ocean plastic waste we need to work on systemic solutions - ones which stop plastics entering our waterways in the first place'

Green Alliance claims recycling in England has become 'dysfunctional' with local authorities given unfair share of responsibility for dealing with waste

Annual campaign sees the Woodland Trust plant one new tree for every 1,000 cards collected in M&S stores

Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy explores the questions firms have to ask as they mull whether to opt for recyclable or compostable packaging

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