Waste

Thérèse Coffey to announce £200,000 of funding to support work to explore impact of micro plastic threads from clothes and tyres on marine habitats

Company's UK and Ireland restaurants, bars, and cafes to end use of plastic straws from June - and there's even a cocktail to mark the occasion

Liontrust's Neil Brown looks at global efforts to address plastic pollution and highlights companies driving innovation in packaging, sustainable plastics and recycling

Packaging giant reveals it hopes to have new straw for drinks cartons available by the end of the year

The blitz of measures to tackle plastic waste is hugely welcome, but there is no point pretending they don't come with significant risks attached

Catering giant teams up with environmental charity Hubbub and food waste technology start-up Winnow to curb the amount of food customers throw in the bin at the end of a meal

Many US cities are struggling with how to keep items like juice pouches, candy wrappers and plastic dinnerware out of landfills

Café chain declares 'you'll need to bring your own cup'

Tens of thousands of tonnes of electrical waste is being shipped to Nigeria in clear breach of international rules

MEPs vote in favour of legislation that includes 65 per cent recycling target for 2035 and aims to halve food waste by 2030