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The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee says councils must have the freedom to develop their own recycling strategies

Government officials in the US state of Maryland are working to introduce a new bill to stop plastic balloons littering the environment

A new survey suggests each adult in the UK throws away an average of £6.84 of unused food each week

Schneider Electric UK’s ‘Rethink Energy’ initiative hopes to raise awareness and encourage consumers to make conscious decisions towards an energy efficient future

The British brewery’s Group Head of Facilities will be speaking at the Energy Live Expo event at the QEII Centre on 5th November in London

The consumer goods giant’s new ‘ecorefill’ bottles aim to change how packaging is made, distributed, used and disposed of

The move aims to stop items such as plastic bottles, carrier bags, coffee cups and polystyrene packaging ending up in the ocean

The supermarket is using wasted baguettes and batons to make bread pudding and olive oil crostini

Converse is to release models made from recycled plastic bottles, upcycled textiles and reused cotton canvas

The North London Waste Authority says contamination mean the recycling efforts of more than 1,000 households are regularly wasted