Waste

Second hand clothes may have gone mainstream - but we still have a long way to go to fix our textile waste problem, writes Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

Retail giant's shock-proof, lightweight paper envelope that is designed to be easily recyclable arrives in the UK

Parent company Big Table partners with GreaseTech and Eco Clarity to trial tech converting commercial kitchen grease into biofuel

Returnable cup system is expected to eliminate around 620,000 single-use coffee cups a year across both sites

Civic Engineers' Simon Bennett unpacks the role of 'urban mining' in cutting carbon emissions from a £130m department store revamp

The Global Plastics Treaty must tackle production of plastic and open the door to a fundamental reshaping of the economy, writes Radboud University's Sara Gonella

US apparel company becomes latest brand to sign up to forest protection initiative from Canopy

Activists call on consumer goods giant to rapidly phase out single-use plastic, starting with sachets that are blamed for driving plastic pollution in developing countries

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