Japan’s much-criticised plan to release wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific is underway – and many are concerned.

Nuclear weapons production and testing contaminated many sites across the US and exposed people unknowingly to radiation and toxic materials. Some have gone uncompensated for decades.

New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.

Returns cost companies billions of dollars in lost sales. They also generate emissions and packaging waste. Two logistics experts offer some tips from psychology for more sustainable returns.

Some of the world’s most threatened birds are exposed to plastic pollution – even far out to sea.

The UK needs to fix its recycling system for a more sustainable future.

Rubbish can be reused or recycled – or it may end up in a dumpsite.

Making less plastic and reusing what exists should be the priority.