The UK packaging industry is calling for the phrase ‘sustainable packaging’ to be scrapped, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) released today (25 June).

Mark Constantine is an extraordinary man. Described as an inspiration by his colleagues, he moved from cutting hair to designing herbal shampoos, and then on to founding a thriving, ethical cosmetics company.

More than 80 UK organisations have joined a new forum to tackle the environmental footprint of everyday goods.

United Biscuits and TerraCycle have announced the launch of the UK’s first biscuit wrapper recycling scheme

M&S has announced that in the first six weeks of their ‘Shwopping’ campaign, over 500,000 items of clothing were brought into stores for donation to Oxfam.

M&S has launched a new initiative to reduce the amount of clothing that gets sent to landfill in the UK. The ‘shwopping’ scheme will encourage shoppers to donate an item of clothing for each one that they buy. The donations will be collected by Oxfam to resell or recycle.

For more than 30 years, Bristol’s Children’s Scrapstore has been collecting unwanted scrap and distributing it to the public to enhance kids’ recreational experiences. We take a trip down to the charity to learn all about its different endeavours and the impacts of the...

As the public becomes more aware of the need to recycle the myriad of electronic devices accumulated in day-to-day living, so the business world becomes more aware of the need to offer services that help us. And leading the way is Currys, as Will Simpson learns

A hotel stay usually means ‘getting away from it all’ – for business or pleasure – and keeping up our green practices can be tricky. Not so at the recently reopened Savoy, a hotel steeped in history and ‘world firsts’, where you can be green without lifting a finger.

As the second phase of the Courtauld Commitment gets underway, Resource spoke to Helene Roberts, Head of Packaging for Marks & Spencer, about the steps the company has taken to reduce packaging