Waste

As annual shopping frenzy begins new research suggests 80 per cent of household plastics, textiles and electronics end up in landfill

Industry body representing recycling industry says there is 'less demand' for its cross-sector approach

Trewin Restorick argues that moves to tackle packaging waste have unleashed a new wave of dubious corporate announcements

Boots to start offering customers their medicines in 100 per cent compostable bags made using potato starch

iZettle claims product is made from 75 per cent recycled plastic fishing nets and ropes recovered from North and Baltic seas

Supermarket offers customers festive dinners of starters, mains, and desserts completely free of plastic packaging

The Dutch denim company wants to take the most popular fashion product in the world - a pair of jeans - and make it in the most sustainable way possible

James Dutton started making eco-friendly plasters from bamboo fibre in his kitchen four years' ago - now the brand is available in 36 countries around the world

Student inventor Lucy Hughes takes home prize for MarinaTex, a biodegradable translucent film made from organic fish waste and red algae

Fast food chain's new measures include cutting plastic drink and ice cream packaging in Europe and trialing edible packaging in Ukraine