Amazon is phasing out plastic from the envelopes, bags, boxes and cushioning it uses to ship items, swapping in paper-based ...

Industry consolidation and sustainability drive major changes as recycling challenges mount across global markets ...

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same ...

Project participants say it has the potential to significantly contribute to the implementation of a circular plastic economy ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Despite public pressure, UK supermarkets produced more plastic packaging than ever in 2019. This means more plastic poisoning our environment, filling our rivers and choking our oceans. It also means ...

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

Goodbye mini shampoo bottle, hello reusable coffee cup. The EU is close to endorsing new rules on sustainable packaging aimed at tackling the growing mountains of waste being produced across the bloc ...

Amazon founder, space traveller and the world’s first “centibillionaire” Jeff Bezos recently disclosed that he would give away most of his unimaginable wealth in his lifetime. While there were ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Consumers who grew up with Nestlé’s Smarties confectionery often have fond memories of popping plastic caps off ...