Waste

Recycling Association lists everyday products which are hardest to recycle due to complexity of their packaging

A tiny proportion of excess food is being sent to charities and is instead ending up in landfill or left to rot, figures show

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

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

Poll reveals nearly 40 per cent of people admit to being confused about what materials they can recycle

Figures from WRAP reveal households bin 1.4 million bananas every day, as UK supermarket expands plans to promote banana bread recipes

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

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

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

H&M and Nike join new group designed to accelerate the development of a circular economy for the textiles sector