One million items of clothing have been donated to textile reuse charity TRAID since the start of its London campaign one year ago.

WRAP report estimates 62 per cent of Londoners recycle more items and more frequently than they did last year due to growing environmental concern.

Compostable food-service packaging company Vegware launches post-back service to encourage appropriate collection and treatment of its products.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has announced that 121 food businesses are implementing its ‘Target, Measure, Act’ strategy to reduce food waste.

WRAP’s largest annual Recycling Tracker Survey highlights that 51 per cent of UK residents incorrectly dispose of recyclable items in the general waste, while four in five householders recycle items that are not collected locally.

The Circular Plastics Alliance, a group of public bodies, businesses and trade organisations, has published a declaration committing to increasing the use of recycled plastic by 2025.

Inspired by this year’s surge in environmental activism, the 2019 Recycle Week, which will run from 23-29 September, is on a mission to encourage the public to recycle more of the right things more often.

A new recycling scheme at the University of Sussex aims to repurpose second-hand duvets for a range of uses, including as children’s car seat interiors and to cover floor surfaces in horse riding arenas.

Statistics from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency reveal that Scotland’s household recycling rate for 2018 has fallen by 0.9 per cent, though the carbon impact of Scottish household waste has also fallen once again.

Carmarthenshire County Council has announced that it will be delivering food waste caddy liners to homes across the county from the start of October.