Waste

Campaign from environmental charity Hubbub will see coffee cup-shaped bins collect cups for recycling

A challenge has been laid down to the coffee shop industry, Hubbub's Trewin Restorick reveals how it is today looking to respond with a bold new coffee cup recycling experiment

Waste management industry body lays out benefits of producer responsibility levies for local authorities

French utility acquires 30 per cent of TerraCycle's activities in Europe as part of efforts to tackle waste that is not recyclable through traditional channels

Definition of Waste Panel suspended for three months following budget cuts

What can be done to help families cut food waste which would save the average UK family £60 a month and have a positive environmental impact?

Construction to start at 14.1MW Edinburgh facility after investment secured and waste disposal contract signed

5p charge has delivered a dramatic drop in the number of single use plastic bags handed out by the supermarket

Campaigners call for use of eco-friendly options and tax on paper and plastic takeaway cups as most are not recyclable

New study finds nearly all shoppers now routinely use their own bags