Resource Efficiency

Tech giant quadruples number of locations for US customers to hand in old iPhones as part of recycling and reuse drive

The Evian (Re)new system features a five-litre water 'bubble' of recycled plastic so customers can refill water bottles at home

Compostable plastics may not be the best way out of the plastics crisis, warns Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy

Solving the materials challenge isn't all about plastics, argues Liontrust's Mike Appleby

Extraction also causes 80 per cent of biodiversity loss, according to comprehensive UN study

Only one in 10 local authorities accept plastic bread bags for recycling, but TerraCycle partnership aims to set up alternative collection network

New research suggests restaurants can save £7 for every £1 invested in cutting food waste

New report from Policy Connect calls for 'bold national plastics plan' to deliver step-change in UK approach to plastics recycling

New paper from Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Google suggests AI could save billions of dollars across the food and consumer electronics industries

Major new report argues circular economy strategies could 'tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change'