Celebrity TV chef, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has criticised top coffee companies Costa and Starbucks for misleading claims surrounding the sustainability of their single-use coffee cups.

Aberdeenshire Council is formally calling for Scottish local authorities to be involved in the design of a deposit-return system.

A guide explaining the operation of the UK packaging recovery note system, explaining the system and how it is used, has been published by the Advisory Committee on Packaging.

The European packaging industry is calling on environment ministers to take action on packaging measures as the European Council meets to debate the Circular Economy Package.

Biscuit producer Bahlsen LLP will donate £39,800 to environmental charities after breaching packaging compliance for 15 years.

Following the Scottish Government’s adoption of a food waste reduction target, Approved Foods has warned that consumer confusion with labelling systems is leading people to throw away perfectly good food.

Wrexham Borough Council has implemented a new Every Can Counts on-street drink can recycling programme at key public and leisure locations throughout the county.

Sustainability charity Hubbub has released a report detailing the results of its Neat Streets Campaign, a five-month social experiment designed to test innovative methods for reducing street litter.

A new guide to help manufacturers avoid unintentional product residue, or the ‘bit at the bottom’, of many consumer products was published by Incpen yesterday.

Mandatory separate collection systems for the main recyclable material streams and biowaste should be established in all EU member states, says a study published by the European Commission last week.