WRAP has launched a £5,000 design competition to find ‘innovative solutions’ to making clothes last longer.

Novelis has officially opened its new £161 million aluminium recycling centre in Nachterstedt, Germany.

Innovate UK, Defra and BBSRC are to provide up to £11 million to improve the resource efficiency of the UK food supply chain.

Two UK companies, including compostable packaging firm Vegware, have been shortlisted for a European Business Award for the Environment.

Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Waste Less, Live More week will begin on Monday, with a focus on being ‘resourceful’.

Tiny single-cell organisms could help with the problem of nuclear waste disposal, according to researchers at the University of Manchester.

Following a feasibility study to prove ‘efficiency and financial viability’ The Ocean Cleanup is seeking crowdfunding to rid the ocean of plastics.

With so much effort going into increasing recycling, remanufacturing doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. But are businesses finally ready to pick up the effort and create as-new products from used pieces? Annie Reece finds out

Sarah Jones learns how Edinburgh has dealt with the problems of recycling food waste in high-density housing areas

A smartphone application that allows council officers to log, photograph and plot flytipping spots has been launched.