Waste

Customers will receive £10 gift voucher for returning unwanted old shoes between now and 8 April

Waste companies welcome higher ambition, but warn greater investment in reprocessing is needed to achieve new goals

E-waste, chemicals and recycling rules at forefront of initiative to cut “red tape” estimated to cost businesses £1bn over five years

Nestlé becomes first major confectioner to use 100 per cent recyclable packaging around its Easter eggs

Public sector bodies increasingly using digital mapping to re-route waste trucks, cutting costs, fuel use, and carbon emissions

New plant in Spain kicks off five-year project to grow micro-algae at waste-water treatment plants

Combining fuel cell with other technologies could provide power for entire water grids, scientists say

Food services industry needs united voice to deal with huge costs of avoidable food waste, says conglomerate