Waste
The Body Shop reimagines store as refill centre and 'activist workshop'
Beauty giant says it is going back to its 'activist roots' with new store concept opening in Bond Street today
Starbucks and Hubbub brew up coffee cup recycling funding
Specialist recycling facilities for paper cups will be introduced in around 70 locations thanks to funding from Starbucks' 5p cup charge
Football fans back calls to give single-use plastic a red card
Green groups call on top football clubs to switch to re-usable cups and phase out single use plastics
Plastic alternatives may worsen marine pollution, MPs warn
Committee says UK should reduce use of plastics rather than replace it with other materials
Apple launches out-of-warranty iPhone repair programme in the US
Tech giant to help independent repair providers in the US to access same parts, tools, and resources as those in its official in-warranty repair network
Aldi moves to scrap plastic from tinned tuna packaging
Supermarket chain to start selling four-packs of canned tuna chunks with cardboard sleeves instead of plastic
Greener parties: Ball Corp unveils first aluminium cup in bid to cut plastic waste
Can giant promises aluminium cup is an 'infinitely recyclable' replacement for plastic cups
Coca-Cola experiments with BYOB (aka bring your own bottle)
Alongside innovations in recycled content and renewable plastic, the company's Dasani brand is expanding pilots of its water dispenser line, PureFill
'They are everywhere': WHO calls for research into health impacts of microplastics pollution
Huge numbers of tiny particles of plastics in water supplies are unlikely to post serious health risk, but data is 'extremely limited' UN health body warns
Tesco promises to ban brands that use excessive packaging
Chief executive says hard-to-recycle plastic on own-brand products will be eliminated
Is playtime over for plastic? Hasbro pledges to phase out plastic packaging
Global toy giant says it will start phasing out plastic packaging across its iconic portfolio from next year
Plastics crisis: Sainsbury's ditches plastic tampon applicators
No own-brand tampons will use plastic applicators as supermarket bids to 'remove unnecessary plastic' from its product lines
Veolia: Ban peat-based compost to help hit 'net zero'
Waste and water giant argues UK must stop using peat for garden compost
Co-Op urges councils to fast-track food waste collection rollout
Councils should seize opportunity to cut plastic waste and boost green gas production, supermarket says
Waste electronics: £3.5m boost for reuse and collection of small electricals
WEEE Fund aims to make it easier for people to reuse small electricals which too often end up in bins or are recycled incorrectly
Don't bin your bras: M&S briefs bra fitters to promote recycling service
UK's number one underwear retailer enlists in-store bra fitters to encourage women to bring in their old bras for recycling
RE:CYCLE: Nespresso turns coffee pods into designer bicycle
Coffee brand teams up with Vélosophy to debut new bike designed to highlight the benefits of recycling aluminium coffee pods
Raising a Toast: Bread-based beer brand aims to down waste levels
Following successful crowd fund, Toast Ale unveils re-brand and launches new line of craft beer cans
Global plastics recycling market could reach $40bn in 2019
China's waste ban fuelling investment from other countries in domestic plastics recycling infrastructure, according to analysis from Frost & Sullivan
Green washing: Microplastic-filtering washing machine to go on sale next year
Turkish home appliances giant Arçelik claims its technology can prevent more than 90 per cent of clothing microfibers from polluting water resources
Glass and metal no solution to bottled water's single use footprint, study argues
New study from environmental think tank Green Alliance finds canned water products are only fractionally better for the environment than plastic bottles
Waitrose to expand 'Unpacked' pilot after 'overwhelmingly positive' response from Oxford shoppers
Refillables concept will be tested in stores in Cheltenham, Abingdon, and Wallingford this year
Plastic bag use drops 90 per cent in England
The average person in England now buys just 10 single-use plastic bags a year, compared to 140 in 2014
M&S sends single-use cardboard cartons packing
Company launches incentive to encourage use of reusable packaging as food-to-go business expands
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