Recycling

Maximum on-the-spot fines for litter, graffiti, and fly-tipping to increase as part of government's on-going crackdown on waste crime

French startup Carbios, US firm Protein Evolution and Australian venture Samsara Eco are three early-stage companies pioneering enzymatic approaches to recycling textiles

New partnership aims to recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries from old electric vehicles

A new report from McKinsey sets out how businesses and government can work together pre-empt potential shortfalls in supplies of nickel and rare earth minerals

Industry survey reveals widespread fears that waste regulations are being routinely breached by criminal gangs

BusinessGreen Intelligence explores how mend and repair start-up, The Seam, hopes to pick apart wasteful fast fashion trends

Damning National Audit Office claims government plans for a long-term waste management strategy 'do not yet exist'

New initiative sees 12 leading global networks announce renewed push to chip away at industry’s hidden e-waste mountain

Players to get access to refillable water bottles on court as Evian and Wimbledon pilot new waste-saving initiatives

The initiative will be piloted across select HSBC banks where customers can securely recycle old cards in-branch