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Latte levy? MPs urge radical action to cut coffee cup waste
Environmental Audit Committee report offers up strong brew of anti-waste measures to curb disposable coffee cup waste - including 25p charge on single-use cups
MPs target packaging firms in calls for tougher action on plastic waste
Environmental Audit Committee calls for national deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and for more of the financial burden for plastic recycling to be shifted onto industry
'Feeble and lax'? EU Council confirms backing for 27 per cent clean energy target
Energy and environment ministers ignore calls from EU Parliament and big business to boost renewable energy target to 35 per cent by 2030, while new recycling goals are agreed
Groundhog Day: Can England's stalled recycling rate be kick-started?
Stagnating on around 44-45 per cent, the latest figures show England is still no nearer meeting EU statutory recycling targets for 2020
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin pledge end to plastic straw use at 33 hotels
Hotel group pledges to replace around 750,000 plastic straws used annually with paper-based straws in bid to reduce plastic waste
Borough Market brews up 'low waste' beer in support of traders
The Love Borough Imperial Porter made from local ingredients and waste coffee grounds goes on sale today at the London food market
Coffee-fuelled commute? London buses to run on fuel made from used coffee grounds
Shell and bio-bean team up to provide biofuel containing part coffee oil for London buses in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Halloween is a nightmare for textile waste, survey finds
#SewSpooky campaign launched to encourage families and students to pass old costumes to others instead of throwing them away after just one wear
Veolia plans to turn old rubbish dumps into solar farms
Waste and resources firm already has planning permission to install solar panels at three former UK landfills
Kenya ushers in world's strictest plastic bag ban
Those who defy the new ban on single use plastic bags could face up to four years in jail or a fine of up to $38,000
Wales recycling rate hits 64 per cent target three years early
Provisional figures show households in Wales recycled 64 per cent of their waste in 2016/17, meaning it has hit its target three years early
Is the UK building too many waste treatment plants?
The waste industry is near-unanimous that UK will continue to lack requisite capacity to turn household rubbish into energy, but one consultancy is convinced the opposite is the case
Hubbub hails success of coffee cup recycling trials
Charity to present findings of Manchester and London campaigns to the Mayor of London and retailers in Germany
WRAP: More sustainable resource use could net electricals sector £4.4bn
Report by UK waste body finds 14 million tonnes of CO2 savings potential if more circular business models adopted within electrical and electronic equipment sector
Lucozade and Pringles named packaging 'villains' of recycling world
Recycling Association lists everyday products which are hardest to recycle due to complexity of their packaging
Forest litter targeted by 'Trashconverter' van campaign
Anti-litter initiative seeks to keep UK's forest's ever-green by enabling forest-goers to trade in their rubbish for food, flowers and hot drinks
Survey: Plastic waste fuelled by Brits' fear of asking for free tap water
Keep Britain Tidy and Brita UK call for more public water fountains to help cut down on the billions of plastic bottles thrown away each year
Waste crime costs England £600m a year, research finds
Report from waste trade body ESA calls for stronger regulation to combat illegal waste operators and save taxpayers money
Apple pledges to pursue use of 100 per cent recycled materials
IT and electronics giant says it will 'one day' stop mining raw materials to make its iPhones and laptops in latest Environmental Responsibility Report
Report: Offer Londoners cash to cut 'out of control' plastic bottle waste
London Assembly calls on Mayor to look at bottle-for-cash return schemes and more tap water points to combat waste problem
England anti-littering strategy proposes £150 fines for 'litter louts'
Government sets out raft of measures designed to help cut estimated £800m in annual clean-up costs
Households to dump 235 million tonnes of clothing in landfill this spring
Sainsbury's and Oxfam urge consumers to recycle clothing as survey suggests 75 per cent of people expect to dump clothes in the bin during this season's annual wardrobe clear-out
Mothercare launches campaign to tackle babygrow mountain
#GiftABundle campaign enables parents to give 6-10 items of outgrown baby clothes to other families at selected UK Mothercare stores
Timberland walks the extra mile to end plastic waste
The shoemaker plans to launch a range of footwear made from recycled plastic later this year
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