Waste

Bank launches pilot project to 'eat' up recyclable credit cards that would otherwise be bound for landfill

Essex town is the latest district to join the FPF FlexCollect trial in a bid to stop plastic bags and packaging going to landfill

How much wood would a wood-consuming world waste? Formed in 2018 under the auspices of the USDA Forest Service, the Urban Wood Project began in Baltimore to reclaim wood that would otherwise be burned or landfilled

Plastic bottles and drink cans to be covered by new cash incentive scheme that aims to boost flat-lining recycling rates - but glass bottles are controversially excluded from the scheme in England

New ban on single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and some types of polystyrene cups and food containers to come into effect from October 

Supermarket to launch new range of wine in aluminium cans in bid to cut the carbon footprint of its packaging

Supermarket estimates extended partnership with surplus food redistributor Company Shop Group could save 2,860 tonnes of food from going to waste every year

Business must play a contructive role in the design of a landmark pact to end plastic pollution, writes the Consumer Goods Forum's Ignacio Gavilan

Supermarket estimates festive season results in almost 270,000 tonnes of food waste