A new design has been put forward for a renewable and biodegradable straw to replace traditional plastic straws often found amongst marine pollution.

Glasgow-based EGG Lighting has developed a new circular business model that could see businesses save on LED lighting, while reducing their carbon footprint.

Northern Ireland’s household waste recycling rate has jumped 3.7 per cent to 48.1 per cent, leaving England’s recycling rate languishing behind those of the devolved nations.

Innovative building company ZEDpod’s pre-fabricated modular homes could be about to make central urban living more affordable.

Costa Coffee has launched a new reusable coffee cup that enables contactless payments and comes in packaging made from recycled coffee cups.

A share of £115,000 from Veolia’s latest Community Fund is available for local community groups in Merseyside and Halton looking to prevent waste and improve recycling.

Tetronics International is aiming to address the growing issue of electronic waste by using plasma to recover precious metals from the debris.

WasteMaster from Green Eco Technologies reduces and converts food and other organic waste, on site, for recycling and reuse as green energy and other useful products.

The Welsh Government is investing £5.4 million across eight new projects to improve levels of reuse and recycling in 2018/19, Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn has announced.

A Merseyside community project is rethinking the approach to recycling by engaging residents in a communal art project.