The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Poor people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot showers.

KATE Forbes will call on the UK Government to repeal the Internal Market Act today. A The legislation, which is designed to ensure smooth trade…

The Cabinet minister suggested residents could vote out councils switching to monthly bin collections

Government scheme to penalise pollution from burning rubbish won’t ensure more is recycled, consultants warn

As the dumping of textile waste continues in African countries, designers are making a feature of reusing and recycling – from flea markets, landfill or upcyled curtains

A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels

If, like me, you store seeds for future planting, it’s worth checking they will germinate. Luckily, the process is simple

Other Lives: Bookseller and community activist committed to working collaboratively to bring about change

Campaigns and social media often encourage people to make eco-friendly choices like using less plastic or driving less. While these actions are important, focusing so much on what people do can distract from the much larger role that businesses and governments play in causing and solving environmental problems.