Waste

US apparel company becomes latest brand to sign up to forest protection initiative from Canopy

Activists call on consumer goods giant to rapidly phase out single-use plastic, starting with sachets that are blamed for driving plastic pollution in developing countries

Podback to provide free coffee pod drop-off points and recycling bags as part of a five-month trial with Costa Coffee

Government-backed reusable takeaway cup scheme to launch in Cardiff next month in partnership with environmental charity City to Sea

Toast Ale's COO unpacks the brewer's bottle phase out plans, efforts to connect Londoners with food in a nature-friendly way, and eagerness to get involved in a nationwide packaging reuse system

Environmental campaigners slam soft drinks brand's campaign to bring back plastic straws as 'misleading' and 'dangerous'

Seven-year research programme by appliance company Electrolux Group reveals jeans and T-shirts can last longer when washed at 30C

Airline expects cup redesign to avoid thousands of tonnes of plastics annually, saving on jet fuel and cutting waste

Government reveals first set of illustrative fees for upcoming packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme

As its weans itself off Russian energy supplies, the UK is at risk of becoming heavily dependent on China for raw minerals, warns Green Alliance's Libby Peake