Packaging

Proposals from European Commission would require a significant increase in the proportion of UK waste diverted from landfill

Green Your Cup inventor hopes to put an end to the 2.5 billion coffee cups thrown way every year

Plans include pilot of Newlight's AirCarbon material and a desktop computer containing a minimum of 10 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic

Recycled 'Ocean Bottle' manufactured from plastic waste collected from the seas around Europe

Supermarket giant to provide special recycling points in store for Easter egg packaging in latest attempt to cut waste levels

Terracycle and McVitie's team up to expand collection and recycling incentive scheme

New laws in Scotland demands businesses separate paper, plastic, card, metal and food, saving the economy millions of pounds per year

WRAP figures show enough wrapping paper is thrown away at Christmas to stretch to the moon and back

From reusable gift wrap to recyclable boxes, you can curb waste in the gift-giving season and beyond

WRAP study finds disposal and packaging production costs are undermining profit margins