Growing mountains of textile waste are hard to recycle. There is scope to improve chemical and mechanical recycling methods but consumers and fashion brands play a role in reducing overproduction.

New technique could drastically improve the recyclability of rubber tyres.

How many years you reuse a fake holiday tree matters. So does what happens to a live tree when you’ve packed up the ornaments.

A central question remains unresolved in the draft treaty: Is plastic pollution basically a waste management problem, or can it be solved only with a cap on production?

A team of scientists has developed a method for creating a new class of plastic materials that are potentially more recyclable than single-use plastics.

Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world – there are things you can do to minimise your role in it.

Corporate supply chains are riddled with high, uncounted emissions, as Lego discovered. New regulations mean more companies will face tough, sometimes surprising, choices.