Waste

Leading UK supermarkets announce further plans to remove plastic packaging with soft plastic and detergent pod boxes in their sights

Retailer shelves mince tray packaging in favour of vacuum-packed alternative using less than half the plastic

New £2 fruit and vegetable boxes launching in over 200 stores in a bid to encourage customers to purchase surplus products

Upcoming policy decisions on plastic, carbon trading and carbon capture could see the waste sector become a major driver of regional decarbonisation, writes Enfinium's Mike Maudsley

Danish wind tech firm Vestas hails new era for the industry, as new method of recycling wind turbine blades promises to eliminate landfill disposal across the sector

Environment Minister announces fresh moves to tackle dangerous waste practices and pledges to end waste crime by 2043

Supermarket estimates its latest initiative could save 4,000 tonnes of food from being wasted every year

Bank launches pilot project to 'eat' up recyclable credit cards that would otherwise be bound for landfill

Essex town is the latest district to join the FPF FlexCollect trial in a bid to stop plastic bags and packaging going to landfill

How much wood would a wood-consuming world waste? Formed in 2018 under the auspices of the USDA Forest Service, the Urban Wood Project began in Baltimore to reclaim wood that would otherwise be burned or landfilled