Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) has launched a £1-million pilot project to test alternatives to single-use disposable items.

Cumbria-based skincare company Pure Lakes is offering customers the option to refill their existing jars, tins and bottles.

Viridor has signed a five-year contract with consumer goods group Procter and Gamble (P&G) for the supply of recycled plastic.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Recolight, Reconomy, Dsposal, Keenan Recycling and Bollegraaf.

The Cup Movement’s new #TakeItBack scheme is seeking to raise awareness of the coffee cup recycling facilities available in Glasgow, whilst a new partnership with DS will expand coffee cup recycling options throughout the city.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including CEPI, Go Plant Fleet Services, Geminor, Bunting and Recycling Technologies.

The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has launched the first-ever ‘Low Plastic Zone’ in Cowcross Street in Islington today (5 February).

A group of seven environmental NGOs have sent an open letter to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) raising concern over the use of the term ‘single-use’ in a Coca-Cola advertising campaign.

A South African Plastics Pact was launched on Thursday (30 January) in Cape Town, with support from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

The government has announced a £1.15-million fund to help businesses and not-for-profits develop innovative ways to tackle food waste.