Waste

Global icon to replace polluting foam with paper alternative in all 14,000 US outlets following shareholder resolution

NRDC report finds 40 per cent of food produced in the US is never eaten, wasting $165bn of mostly edible food a year

Developer PlasRecycle says £10.7m facility will cut carbon and save resources by converting plastic bags and film into new black bags

Healthy Seas NGO to recycle 20 tonnes of recovered fishing nets and will extend project to Mediterranean and Adriatic seas

Exclusive: EU Commission to propose measures forcing all member states to take action on plastic bags

Automaker is refurbishing parts and using green energy as part of its company-wide resource strategy, writes Lem Bingley

More and more companies are trying to close the loop between waste products and raw materials, as Lem Bingley reports

Company teams up with DEA to generate electricity from expired prescription drugs removed from circulation to reduce addiction rates

England joins its progressive neighbours in confirming a five pence charge for plastic carrier bags

Energy department policy makes district councils lead authority on locating waste dumps, which Cumbria county council says abandons big society