Waste

Long-awaited rules to standardise waste collections to cover food and garden waste, paper and card, dry recyclable materials, and residual waste

Sustainable Sports Apparel Charter aims to combat 'structural overproduction, underuse, and disposal' of sports clothing in the UK

New research warns the ban on single-use vapes has not changed behaviour with consumers continuing to discard vapes incorrectly, leading to fires, lost resources, and ongoing environmental harm

Site set to be fully operational in second half of 2026, providing 38,000 tonnes of plastic recycling capacity

London has the most shops offering refillable products that can replace single-use plastic, followed by Bristol, Oxford, and Brighton and Hove

Government confirms industry-backed group is to manage Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, as part of efforts to better incentivise firms to switch to sustainable materials

Defra moves to establish zero-tolerance policy on illegal waste, as government threatens to confiscate fly tippers' driving licenses

Mark Bjornsgaard explains how Deep Green is designing data centres so the power they consume is used twice, and why the company is more than just 'the swimming pool guys'

Retailer joins West Midlands-based scheme to address rising tide of waste decorative paint

Supermarket increases food waste ambition by 20 per cent, after exceeding target for the end of 2025