Recycling

Podback to provide free coffee pod drop-off points and recycling bags as part of a five-month trial with Costa Coffee

Government-backed reusable takeaway cup scheme to launch in Cardiff next month in partnership with environmental charity City to Sea

Toast Ale's COO unpacks the brewer's bottle phase out plans, efforts to connect Londoners with food in a nature-friendly way, and eagerness to get involved in a nationwide packaging reuse system

Environmental campaigners slam soft drinks brand's campaign to bring back plastic straws as 'misleading' and 'dangerous'

Pilot project with University of Nottingham to turn waste plants into oils that can be used in consumer products

Funding will go towards establishment of 'Fixing Factories' where people can get broken appliances fixed for free

Airline expects cup redesign to avoid thousands of tonnes of plastics annually, saving on jet fuel and cutting waste

Government reveals first set of illustrative fees for upcoming packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme

Beer importer makes payment to Keep Britain Tidy, after Environment Agency finds company failed to register with packaging waste scheme for 18 years

New method of extracting whisky by-products for use in pharmaceuticals, food and drink, and cosmetics yields potential windfall and carbon savings