Recycling
Electrolux revs up vacuum cleaner made from recycled electronic products
Vacuum cleaner made from plastic previously found in old vacuum cleaners, computers, and hairdryers forms latest part of tech giant's ongoing mission to introduce more recycled materials into its product line
Ikea to buy back used furniture in stand against 'excessive consumption'
Swedish furniture giant will launch resale scheme on 'Black Friday' in late November, the day where retailers have historically encouraged a shopping frenzy by announcing a glut of deals and discounts
Cheers! Anheuser-Busch to trial low carbon aluminium beer cans
Michelob Ultra is marketed by brewing giant Anheuser-Busch as low-calorie and low-alcohol beer - and now it's low carbon, too
Sustainable wine: Lindeman's raises glass to carbon neutrality goal
Owner Treasury Wine Estates reveals it is working with the Carbon Trust to measure the brand's carbon footprint and certify it in Europe
A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later
Companies across the fashion industry have deployed pilots for circular - or more sustainable - products, but too often they stop there
ASOS unveils 'circular' fashion collection
Online fashion retailer has trained its designers in making its clothing and jewellery more sustainable, recyclable and reusable
Crisps, chocolate and cheese brands under fire for wasteful packaging
Investigation by Which? finds swathes of major snack brands come in hard to recycle packaging with unclear labeling for consumers
How the UK became a 'bright spot' in the battle to tackle the world's food waste mountain
Action is being coordinated by campaign group WRAP, whose Food Waste Reduction Roadmap has helped save around 180,000 tonnes of food - worth £300m - from becoming waste since it launched in 2018
Nestlé partners with Biffa to secure UK supply of recycled plastic bottles
Partnership will see Biffa supply Nestlé Waters UK with recycled PET to produce bottles for its water brands such as Buxton
'Recycling's most wanted': Innocent and Hubbub team up in bid to boost recycling rates
New campaign in Kensington and Chelsea aims to use catchy messaging to encourage people to recycle the right objects
Emissions goals impossible without plastic reduction, think tank warns
Overseas Development Institute warns fossil fuel emissions from plastic will rise three-fold by 2050 unless current trends are addressed
Currys PC World aims to help customers 'Go Greener' with new campaign
Tech giant kicks off major new campaign designed to promote new wave of ultra-efficient smart technologies
Build back better? Lego pledges up to $400m for fresh sustainability drive
Toy giant announces wide-ranging new programme to accelerate the development of sustainable materials and curb plastic use
Holy Grail: New partnership to develop recycling sorting digital watermarks
Packaging giant Mondi announces new trial to drastically improve recycling sorting processes
Plans unveiled for 'world's biggest' recycling facility in bid to meet soaring European demand
Loop Industries and SUEZ reveal plans to build giant plastic recycling facility, as pressure grows for sector to boost capacity across Europe
Make Up Not Make Waste: L'Oreal announces raft of recycling initiatives
The new initiatives build on L'Oreal's ambitious 2030 sustainability strategy, launched in June
McDonald's works to close the Loop on coffee cup waste
Consumers will able to request a reusable cup for a small deposit, which would then be redeemed when the cup is returned for cleaning and re-use
Ineos moves to ramp up recycled plastics offering
UK chemicals firm INEOS announces it has made progress incorporating recycled plastics into more challenging applications, as Coca-Cola launches two new recycled plastics commitments in Europe
Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics
With the launch of the US branch of the Plastics Pact the case for corporates to step up their plastic waste reduction efforts are becoming clearer than ever
Naked strips out virgin plastics with 100 per cent recycled bottles
The move makes it the only UK juice or smoothie brand using 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging, manufacturer PepsiCo claims
Plastic Pact launches in the US as industry giants pledge action
Top brands and retail giants come together with a pledge to redouble efforts to curb plastic waste
Sunderland to host 'UK's greenest' waste tyre recycling plant
Norwegian developer Wastefront inks deal with council to begin building facility which turns waste tyres into chemical materials for fuel and rubber production in 2021
Reusable coffee cups are back, says Starbucks
Company says that following 'rigorous testing' it is satisfied it can safely re-introduce reusable cup service across its EMEA branches as coronavirus lockdowns ease
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