Scientists at the University of Swansea have discovered how to transform waste plastics into hydrogen, which could then be used to fuel hydrogen cars.

Environmental charity Hubbub launched a boat made from 99 per cent plastic waste last week to collect debris in the Thames.

Lighting waste compliance scheme Recolight has funded the recycling of 300 million lamps since 2007 and is about to extend its compliance services to more waste electricals.

Environmental consultancy Eunomia Research and Consulting will be running the first ever conference deposit return scheme for coffee cups at this year’s RWM show in Birmingham, in partnership with NEC catering arm Amadeus.

Four out of five Britons are concerned about rising levels of single-use plastic consumption in the UK, according to a new poll, as this year’s Zero Waste Week focuses on the issue of disposable plastics.

Burning farm plastics will be illegal in Scotland from 2019 after the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) vowed to end exemptions enabling the practice.

London joins 23 cities in pledge to cut waste sent to landfill by 50 per cent and waste per capita by 15 per cent by 2030.

Zero Waste Scotland announced a new set of dates and venues last week for the public to voice their opinions on a national deposit scheme for bottles and cans.

Several thousand residents have signed a petition against a plan from St Helens Council to reduce the frequency of residual waste collections.

More than two billion tonnes of food waste could be generated every year – over a third more than currently thrown out – by 2030, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group.