Waste

IN FOCUS: Consumer and regulatory pressure means all eyes are on businesses to deliver on their sustainable packaging goals - but can innovative solutions really deliver promised environmental gains?

CCm Technologies to transform cocoa shells discarded at Cargill factory into low-carbon fertiliser pellets for wheat farmers

YouGov poll of 5,100 adults indicates sales of single-use e-cigarettes may have doubled over the past year, leaving a growing mountain of waste plastic and battery materials in their wake

Enhanced producer responsibility puts a price on the packaging materials a company brings into a state - and they are increasingly popular with policymakers

Scottish Government to consult on banning single-use e-cigarettes next year, as WRAP argues there is 'no place for disposable vapes on our high streets'

Series of reports argues 'well-chosen strategies' for tackling methane emissions from energy, agriculture, and waste could deliver rapid, substantial, and cost-effective health and climate benefits

Approaching six months on from the launch of cult coffee brand Grind's Better Coffee Foundation, BusinessGreen Intelligence looks back on how the brand created an independent vehicle for its sustainability vision

Water is a precious resource that more businesses must work to protect, otherwise one day the tap will run dry, writes WRAP CEO Harriet Lamb

First official data on impact of the UK's Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) finds 40 per cent of plastic manufactured in or imported to UK last year was exempt from the tax

Food sharing app co-founder and CEO Tessa Clarke explains why food waste needs its ‘Blue Planet moment’ and discusses the challenge of funding and monetising a platform that relies on 'sharing your spare'