Waste
Emissions goals impossible without plastic reduction, think tank warns
Overseas Development Institute warns fossil fuel emissions from plastic will rise three-fold by 2050 unless current trends are addressed
M&S to roll out garlic bread made from surplus baguettes
Marks & Spencer food waste initiative aims to turn unsold bread into garlic bread for sale across 200 of its food stores nationwide
Mack Trucks' first electric refuse lorry goes in to production
US manufacturer - which is owned by Volvo Group - announces its first ever foray into the electric vehicle market
'Horrific': Iceland details full scale of plastic packaging sold in its stores
Iceland managing director Richard Walker calls on government to make plastic packaging tonnage disclosure mandatory in order to tackle plastic pollution crisis
Holy Grail: New partnership to develop recycling sorting digital watermarks
Packaging giant Mondi announces new trial to drastically improve recycling sorting processes
Plans unveiled for 'world's biggest' recycling facility in bid to meet soaring European demand
Loop Industries and SUEZ reveal plans to build giant plastic recycling facility, as pressure grows for sector to boost capacity across Europe
Make Up Not Make Waste: L'Oreal announces raft of recycling initiatives
The new initiatives build on L'Oreal's ambitious 2030 sustainability strategy, launched in June
McDonald's works to close the Loop on coffee cup waste
Consumers will able to request a reusable cup for a small deposit, which would then be redeemed when the cup is returned for cleaning and re-use
Ineos moves to ramp up recycled plastics offering
UK chemicals firm INEOS announces it has made progress incorporating recycled plastics into more challenging applications, as Coca-Cola launches two new recycled plastics commitments in Europe
Aldi rolls out cardboard steak packaging, as Absolut toasts paper vodka bottles
Latest packaging innovations aimed at cutting back on plastic and carbon emissions, according to firms
How the oil industry's bet on plastics risks $400bn in stranded assets
Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns
'No time for waste': Tesco and Hubbub team up for new food waste-busting trial
Over 50 households to track their food waste in a bid to work out which interventions deliver biggest waste savings
Unilever pledges to invest €1bn in eliminating fossil fuels from cleaning products by 2030
Consumer goods giant outlines plans to spend €1bn on ramping up carbon capture and utilisation technologies that will curb its cleaning and laundry product line's reliance on fossil fuel derived chemicals
'Net positive impact': Timberland reboots sustainability vision with circular design and regenerative farming pledges
Apparel firm plans to curb its impact on soil degradation and reduce its waste through fresh commitments to rely on circular product design and regenerative agriculture sourcing by 2030
Plastic bags: Government confirms all retailers in England to levy 10p charge from April
Defra announces plan to double 5p plastic bag charge and extend levy to all retailers from next year
Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics
With the launch of the US branch of the Plastics Pact the case for corporates to step up their plastic waste reduction efforts are becoming clearer than ever
Naked strips out virgin plastics with 100 per cent recycled bottles
The move makes it the only UK juice or smoothie brand using 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging, manufacturer PepsiCo claims
Plastic Pact launches in the US as industry giants pledge action
Top brands and retail giants come together with a pledge to redouble efforts to curb plastic waste
Sunderland to host 'UK's greenest' waste tyre recycling plant
Norwegian developer Wastefront inks deal with council to begin building facility which turns waste tyres into chemical materials for fuel and rubber production in 2021
'Future of fuel': Middlesbrough waste pellet plant secures funding boost
Waste Knot Energy project to produce 240,000 tonnes of fuel pellets each year offering alternative to coal in steel and cement manufacturing
Green grips: Heineken switches plastic for compostable cardboard on beer multipacks
The innovation is now in place on UK cans of Foster's, Kronenbourg and Heineken, with the rest of Heineken's portfolio set to follow in 2021
Kent heat and power plant becomes UK's first energy-from-waste CfD facility
Kemsley power station is designed to process 550,000 tonnes of waste per year to produce both electricity and heat
TRB Lightweight Structures inks £19m US deal to export EV battery parts made from waste
Deal with unnamed US engine producer represents major boost for Cambridgeshire firm that created the floors of the London Eye's pods and parts of Blackfriars Bridge