recycling

New plan to boost recycling rates would see all councils able to collect most dry materials in just one bin and mix garden and food waste together

Report sets out how rise in demand for low-cost clothing is denting revenues for the sector responsible for recycling old clothes

Launch of DRS delayed by further two years amid ongoing row over inclusion of glass between UK and devolved governments

Global average plastic waste per person to hit 28kg this year, as total level of waste set to rise more than seven per cent since 2021

Brits are hoarding 880 million unused electrical items and throwing away 103,000 tonnes of e-waste a year, a new analysis from Material Focus finds

Glasgow art installation designed to highlight success of city's deposit return scheme pilot project, which has now recycled more than a quarter of a million bottles and cans

UNEP report argues that shifting to zero waste and circular economy approaches could eliminate soaring waste costs and deliver $108bn in economic benefits by 2050

Advantage Card holders will receive 150 points when they recycle 15 empty blister packs and spend £10 in one of 100 selected stores across London and South East

Industry-led, nationwide recycling scheme for plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans begins operating across Ireland today, offering consumers money off their supermarket shop