Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food ...

Last August, I learned of a new study that revealed that the human brains studied were nearly 0.5% plastic by weight. Let ...

With the Islamic month of Ramadan now over, a familiar sight has returned to the streets of daytime Jakarta: street vendors ...

Most of this is recycled in the UK, with just 13% travelling outside the UK and EU to be recycled, according to the National ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

plastic, paper and food waste, with food waste bins mandatory from 2026. Simpler Recycling also aims to ensure there is no 'postcode lottery' around recycling so that different areas have the same ...

All households will have to separate paper and card from glass, metal and plastic under new recycling rules coming next year.

A short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) became the latest marine mammal to fall victim to plastic pollution ...

waste food waste (mixed with garden waste if appropriate) paper and card all other dry recyclable materials (plastic, metal and glass) These may be various container types, including bags, bins or ...

The government today confirmed the date for new recycling rules which will impact every home in England to come into action. Under the plans councils will have to introduce weekly food waste ...

The Simpler Recycling plan will see households across England given multiple bins in a bid to reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill sites in the UK ...