Waste

Environmental Audit Committee chair says government should be doing far more to shift the UK towards a resource-efficient circular economy

Packaging innovation for toys is easier to open and can be put in kerbside paper recycling bins, retailer says

Over 60 per cent of health and hygiene company's factories across the globe now achieving zero manufacturing waste to landfill

Research suggests 18,000 tonnes of pumpkin waste is dumped in landfill after the candles have burned out

Consumer demand for sustainable shoes is prompting manufacturers to change tack

Author of The Secret Life of Stuff takes up new role at leading waste advisory body as it plans move to charitable status

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee calls for local recycling targets in England, warning country is on track to miss 2020 targets

As Scotland starts charging for single use bags from today, BusinessGreen looks at the finer details of the waste-tackling policy

Chris Taylor, chief operating officer for The Sun and The Times' publisher, outlines how it has slashed waste, water and carbon emissions

Research from recycling rewards firm Greenredeem suggests incentives more effective at boosting recycling rates, compared with compulsory schemes