Grocery brands pledge to cut 1.1 million tonnes of waste by 2015 as the third phase of the Courtauld Commitment begins.

Transport body ScotRail launches ‘major’ trial at Scottish railway stations to encourage people to ‘recycle on the go’.

The Department for Energy and Climate Change awards £21 million to businesses for ‘innovative low carbon products’.

Northern Ireland launches consultation on proposals to implement a compulsory 60 per cent recycling target by 2020.

Waitrose intends to halve its food packaging by 2016 compared to 2005 levels, the retailer has announced.

Smurfit Kappa’s Simon Weston on why reprocessors should also be willing to embrace material sampling

Councils across the UK promote home composting as part of International Compost Awareness Week 2013.

Welsh Resource Minister Alun Davies opens first recycling exhibits funded by Wales’ £432,00 Recycle on the Go scheme.

DECC launches £6 million ‘competition’ for landlords to develop green heating technology projects in social housing.

The European Environment Agency warns that is it ‘vital’ that Europe ‘acts now’ to adapt to climate change.