Recycling

Companies required to collect information on packaging use from this week, ahead of full introduction of new levy to make firms responsible for the cost of the waste they produce

Leading UK supermarkets announce further plans to remove plastic packaging with soft plastic and detergent pod boxes in their sights

Supermarket estimates its latest initiative could save 4,000 tonnes of food from being wasted every year

Bank launches pilot project to 'eat' up recyclable credit cards that would otherwise be bound for landfill

UK Green Building Council unveils new service to help accelerate construction industry’s shift towards a regenerative, circular economy

Essex town is the latest district to join the FPF FlexCollect trial in a bid to stop plastic bags and packaging going to landfill

How much wood would a wood-consuming world waste? Formed in 2018 under the auspices of the USDA Forest Service, the Urban Wood Project began in Baltimore to reclaim wood that would otherwise be burned or landfilled

From smart sockets to solar fabric, these businesses and innovations could be great additions to your sustainability toolkit

Plastic bottles and drink cans to be covered by new cash incentive scheme that aims to boost flat-lining recycling rates - but glass bottles are controversially excluded from the scheme in England