Waste

New certification will recognise firms making significant progress to cut waste and boost recycling rates

Coffee chain says installation of dedicated cup recycling bins in over 2,000 stores could cut waste by 30 million cups a year

Environmental charity Hubbub urges people to spend the day doing something other than shopping, after survey shows most people don't even enjoy taking part in annual consumer-fest

Zero Waste Scotland research shows over half of food waste in 2013 came from businesses

Fifteen major firms join US government initiative to cut food waste by 50 per cent

Supermarket launches fund to roll out food waste reduction initiatives trialed in food waste pioneer town of Swadlincote

Therese Coffey claims 5p charge is not warranted as industry and chains are already doing enough voluntarily to reduce waste

Increasingly popular meal-in-a-kit boxes could offer big food waste savings, but are these benefits negated by the huge quantities of packaging required?

Letter to trading standards body calls for manufacturers to remove 'misleading' labelling to prevent wipes from blocking sewers and washing up on beaches

Logs made from recycled coffee are now available for Londoners to buy and burn in their own home as lower carbon alternative to wood