producer responsibility

Defra says cigarette butts are most commonly littered item in country and cost authorities around £40m a year to clean up

Colgate-Palmolive said it will share its tube technology with competitors in a bid to help make recyclable tubes an industry standard

MPs accuse government of being 'out of step' with the public after Whitehall rejects pleas for fashion industry crackdown

Government should introduce producer responsibility charges for clothing to pay for collection and recycling systems, MPs conclude following major investigation

In response to MPs' calls for 25p charge on disposable coffee cups government insists voluntary action from industry is best way to cut waste

New research suggests real recycling rate for plastics could be up to 10 per cent less than official figures claim