Recycling

Optician and retailer to rollout collection boxes for unwanted glasses, cases, and contact lens packaging to a further 300 stores nationwide

Broken plastic toys are now being collected at 167 Tesco stores across the UK, as part of a recycling initiative that aims to raise funds for books in schools

Campaigners call on government to set new target to remove plastic packaging from uncut fruit and vegetables by 2030

Tech giant hails series of sustainability milestones in new Environmental Progress Report

Low impact techniques for recovering key nutrients from human urine could help reduce burden on wastewater treatment facilities and curb fertiliser use, researchers claim

Vinted users bought and sold preloved items worth £9.4bn in gross merchandise value last year, latest results reveal

The sustainability director at sports retailer Decathlon explains the importance of translating green ambition into practical decisions, and why new ideas are coming from people 'at the edges' of existing industries

Long-awaited rules to standardise waste collections to cover food and garden waste, paper and card, dry recyclable materials, and residual waste

Sustainable Sports Apparel Charter aims to combat 'structural overproduction, underuse, and disposal' of sports clothing in the UK

New research warns the ban on single-use vapes has not changed behaviour with consumers continuing to discard vapes incorrectly, leading to fires, lost resources, and ongoing environmental harm