Waste

Hubbub announces plan to help four communities across the UK 'fish' for plastic waste in local waterways

Rail operator said 'safety aspect' was involved in giving those on board disposable cups

The world is on the cusp of an agricultural revolution, and businesses can help lead the way

New innovation challenge to drive development of waste-to-plastic materials and smart packaging breakthroughs

If we really want to solve the problem of food waste it is going to take more than eating wonky veg, argues Louise Gray, it is going to mean looking in your own fridge

Study calculates up to 68,000 tonnes of microplastic pollution released by tyres each year - and much of it will end up in UK waterways and soils

Exclusive: ministers seeking to make firms pay more towards recycling their own waste

It may be a case of gesture politics, argues Tom Chivers, but a ban on plastic straws is part of a trend that is helping to unlock wider change

Companies join global campaign to tackle waste fishing gear and the huge damage it does to marine wildlife

Europe-wide ban could be in place on certain items by 2021 - but is the war on plastics a distraction from the climate fight?