Waste

The average person in England now buys just 10 single-use plastic bags a year, compared to 140 in 2014

Company launches incentive to encourage use of reusable packaging as food-to-go business expands

Hotelier behind Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Regent Hotels & Resorts to replace mini plastic shampoo bottles with larger refillables across entire estate

Multinational launches latest initiative to tackle single-use plastic consumption

FoodMaven argues logistics lie at the core of tackling the food waste challenge

Hubbub's Trewin Restorick

Food retailer to offer 'extra-strong' paper bags for 15p each at Hackney store, while stores elsewhere will offer both plastic and paper options

Government's late flurry of report publications continues, as Defra releases a tranche of consultation responses firming up its plans for imminent Environment Bill

Work starts on first wave of 100 fountains to be installed in drive to cut single-use plastics

FareShare fund aimed at helping offset costs for firms seeking to redistribute edible surplus food to charities and communities