Waste
Smart city technologies face some big, messy challenges
The 'artists impressions' are inspiring, argues Matthew Farrow, but the reality of smart city developments can be very different
IKEA dishes up smart tech-enabled drive to halve food waste
Food is Precious initiative aims to use smart technologies to slash food waste across the company's 400 stores
Phoenix launches a hub for the circular economy
US city launches wide-ranging circular economy drive
Let's end the economists' stranglehold on sustainability
We need a better understanding of the circular economy, argues Professor Roland Clift, and chemical engineers might hold the answer
iMend: Repairing technology can help the planet as well as your business' bottom line
To tackle the growing e-waste challenge we need to start thinking differently about technology
Tesco to trial a phase-out of single-use 5p plastic bags
Select Tesco stores will sell only reusable bags in a 10-week trial that could lead to the single-use bags being phased out in all of its stores
Lucozade and Pringles named packaging 'villains' of recycling world
Recycling Association lists everyday products which are hardest to recycle due to complexity of their packaging
Less than 1% of surplus food from farms and manufacturers used to feed hungry
A tiny proportion of excess food is being sent to charities and is instead ending up in landfill or left to rot, figures show
The UK's recycling industry needs to be more transparent
Hubbub's Trewin Restorick fears successful recycling campaigns could be stifled by a failure of the industry to be clear about where recycled material ends up
Circular Economy: From PV Module to Rubber Sole
To mark International Recycling Day, Andreas Wade of First Solar reveals how the industry is taking steps to tackle solar panels' end-of-life footprint
Survey: Confusion continues to undermine UK recycling rates
Poll reveals nearly 40 per cent of people admit to being confused about what materials they can recycle
Sainsbury's aims to peel back £80m UK banana waste mountain
Figures from WRAP reveal households bin 1.4 million bananas every day, as UK supermarket expands plans to promote banana bread recipes
Forest litter targeted by 'Trashconverter' van campaign
Anti-litter initiative seeks to keep UK's forest's ever-green by enabling forest-goers to trade in their rubbish for food, flowers and hot drinks
Got plants? Bio-based shoes, lingerie, auto parts and more
From corn shoes manufactured by Reebok to lingerie fabric Naia made by Eastman to all sorts of packaging and electronics, bio-based, compostable products are reaching market
Survey: Plastic waste fuelled by Brits' fear of asking for free tap water
Keep Britain Tidy and Brita UK call for more public water fountains to help cut down on the billions of plastic bottles thrown away each year
Ellen MacArthur teams up with retail giants to launch Circular Fibres Initiative
H&M and Nike join new group designed to accelerate the development of a circular economy for the textiles sector
Nespresso bid to recycle coffee pods
Nestlé bows to environmental backlash over popular home brewing system
Waste crime costs England £600m a year, research finds
Report from waste trade body ESA calls for stronger regulation to combat illegal waste operators and save taxpayers money
The Square Mile Challenge - Making the whole supply chain visible
We need to champion environmental successes made at every stage of the supply chain, argues Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy
A taste of waste: Turning the food supply chain on its head
BusinessGreen chats to the team behind the WastED pop-up at Selfridges about why diverse diets and creative chefs are the key to wiping out food waste
Etsy sets global zero waste goal
Peer-to-peer handmade items marketplace claims its NYC head office is now one of the largest, greenest buildings in the world
Women's Institute urges supermarkets to do more to cut food waste
First WI report on food waste finds confusion persists over 'best before' and 'sell by' dates, with supermarkets potentially contributing to the problem
Green Brexit: Could the circular economy leave the Brexit negotiations in a spin?
It is unlikely to be anywhere near the top of Theresa May's list of Brexit priorities, but the EU's approach to waste and resources contains plenty of potential political pitfalls
Study: Cup charge could help cut coffee cup waste
Cardiff University research details how a range of simple measures could cut coffee cup waste by up to 300 million cups a year
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