Softcat, Sazerac UK and La-Z-Boy UK failed to comply with packaging waste regulations designed to protect the environment

The introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme will ensure businesses will pay more for packaging that is harder to reuse or recycle

The government has launched two consultations, including proposals for a deposit return scheme for drinks containers and an extended producer responsibility scheme for packaging

The Species Recovery Trust will use the donation to fund projects including the Salisbury Drinking Fountain Campaign that aims to reduce the number of single-use plastic bottles

Certain companies must register with an accredited compliance scheme and recover and recycle packaging waste, which EMC Computer Systems failed to do

It has joined forces with TerraCycle to recyle packets of nuts and crisps

Fourteen organisations have signed an agreement to boost paper cup recycling. The companies, which include Caffe Nero, Costa Coffee, Greggs and Starbucks, made the deal with the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK), which runs the industry’s recycling programme. The collaboration aims to deliver a long term, nationwide paper cup recycling solution […]

Retailers smashed their targets for reducing supply chain and packaging waste last year but household waste targets have been missed. A new report published today revealed traditional grocery product and packaging waste was cut by 7.4% or 217,000 tonnes, exceeding the 5% target. Household food and drink waste was however only reduced by 3.7%, falling […]