Waste

A new study from Canadian non-profit Ocean Wise has shown that synthetic fibres, many released from clothing and textiles during domestic laundry, make up a large proportion of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean

Brits can now recycle their empty medicine blister packets by dropping them off at pharmacies participating in the latest initiative from recycling specialist Terracycle

The world’s biggest banks are indiscriminately funding firms responsible for devastating marine ecosystems and fuelling climate change via their plastics production, a new report from Portfolio Earth concludes

Supermarket claims to have met its pledge to remove one billion pieces of plastic, working with suppliers to remove unnecessary and excessive packaging of products

Here are three trends that defined the circular economy in 2020, and what they might mean for the year to come

Food waste is often seen as requiring lifestyle change, but to deliver further progress we must do more to educate industry leaders about the business case for action, writes WRI's Liz Goodwin

Crisp company aims to ‘bring potatoes full circle’ and improve soil health by producing farm fertiliser from potato leftovers its Leicester factory

More than 150 retailers, manufactures and brands collectively reduced tonnage of single-use plastic packaging sold by 30 per cent

Coca-Cola's largest independent bottling company pledges to spend €250m over the next three years in order to achieve a 30 per cent emissions cut across its value chain by end of the decade

The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics