You sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign landfill sites overflowing with British rubbish, Oliver Franklin-Wallis reports on a global waste crisis
Makeup and personal care companies produce a huge amount of packaging – much of which cannot be recycled. But companies such as Lush and Garnier are trying to do better
As new brands begin to tackle social and environmental harm, a more sustainable future awaits
Re-Worked makes material from waste coffee grounds collected from offices around the UK to make furniture for the same offices
Better links between designers, manufacturers and recyclers are needed to stem the tide of electronic junk
Recycling can reduce greenhouse gases and save valuable resources. This is because recycled materials replace virgin materials. Europe is successfully