Waste

Repair shops can crack down on consumer waste, reduce household spending, create jobs and revitalise Britain's high streets, writes Hubbub's Alex Robinson

Retailer unveils expanded clothing repair workshop scheme and backs creation of industry-wide durability standards

Thwarting Scottish bottle recycling scheme would deliver major blow to circular economy, campaigners warn UK government

Waitrose research finds that a fifth of households that have access to kerbside food waste collections are not taking advantage of them

UK government signs up to international campaign to halve global food waste by 2030

Could the unglamorous world of aggregates hold the key to both decarbonising construction and removing CO2 from the atmosphere?

Single-use vapes have become the UK's fastest growing waste stream, with 1.3 million thrown away every week, according new analysis that condemns sector's 'quadruple environmental threat'

New guide aims to support the textile and apparel industry in delivering against science-based emissions targets

Discount retailer joins Co-op, Sainsbury's, M&S, Tesco, and Waitrose in working towards ambitious carbon footprint target

Companies required to collect information on packaging use from this week, ahead of full introduction of new levy to make firms responsible for the cost of the waste they produce