The Environment Agency’s data on WEEE collection in the UK show that collection rates of household WEEE lag well behind the targets for 2017.

Starbucks UK will, from today, be selling selected food items at a 50 per cent discount during the last hour of service in its UK stores, with all proceeds going to food charity Action Against Hunger.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has committed the Scottish Government to a deposit-return scheme in her Government's Programme for 2017/18.

Zero Waste Scotland has called on businesses, local authorities and other organisations in Scotland to work together to take the lead on litter prevention in their communities.

Waste and resource use have been identified as a key area for action in the Mayor of London’s draft London Environment Strategy, which sets a municipal recycling target of 65 per cent for 2030.

Scotland’s circular economy has reached a reuse milestone, with 100 quality-certified stores and three superstore ‘hubs’, including its first online hub, now in operation.

All Pret a Manger stores in the UK will now offer a 25p discount off hot drinks when customers bring a reusable cup, following the success of a three-month scheme in London stores.

Tesco’s single-use carrier bags will be completely replaced by a ‘Bag for Life’ made from 94 per cent recycled plastic from the end of August, with sales funding community projects across the UK.

£665,000 of new funding has been announced to help local authorities promote the re-use and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

The government is to introduce legislation to ban the sale and manufacture of plastic microbeads in cosmetic products from 2018, as new Environment Secretary Michael Gove pledges greater action on ocean plastics.