£8m competition prize to help ‘revolutionise’ plastic use
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched two new competitions to help develop plastics that are greener, safer and more
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Waste and Recycling
Restaurants must embrace technology to reduce food waste
Restaurants need to turn to technology to better understand and combat the problem of food waste, writes Joel Montaniel, CEO
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Sustainable packaging may be worse for the environment than plastic
With increasing pressure to reduce plastic packaging, the UK’s five major supermarkets have admitted to not always considering the full
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New Vogue magazine features no photos to improve carbon footprint
Italian Vogue, the most prestigious fashion magazine in the world, has announced that to reduce its carbon footprint, the January
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Co-op commits to 100% recyclable packaging
The Co-op has announced it will only use 100% own-brand recyclable packaging by summer 2020. It means everything from ready
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Wales plots 100% circular economy
The Welsh Government has announced £6.5m in funding to help Wales become ‘the world leader in recycling.’ Wales is currently
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Recycle or replant your Christmas tree to save it from landfill
With an estimated 8 million trees being disposed of this year, the government is encouraging people to recycle or replant
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Think twice before purchasing Christmas crackers this festive period
30% of extra waste is generated during the festive period and Christmas crackers are a major source of this waste,
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New ‘recycling-up’ process has saved 340,000 plastic bottles from landfill
Toiletry product company Splosh has created a closed-loop recycling system, which makes it easier for consumers to recycle their products.
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Nottingham shopping centre has launched a new coffee cup recycling scheme
Nottingham Giltbrook Retail Park has launched on Saturday (November 30) a paper cup recycling scheme with the hopes to recycle
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Glasgow aims to be plastic-free by 2030
Glasgow City Council has announced a Plastic Reduction Strategy, a 24 point action plan that will see the city free
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Fighting back against Black Friday e-waste
Retailers are preparing for a surge in sales during Black Friday weekend, with big discounts online and in-store. Christian McBride
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Why Black Friday needs to get greener
With Black Friday coming up this week (November 27), Environment Journal wanted to investigate the environmental consequences of this shopping frenzy.
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Recycling wind turbine parts could provide savings of up to 40%
Engineers are currently developing a way to recycle wind-turbine parts in order to contribute to a more circular economy by
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McDonald’s launches new plastic-free programme
Fast-food giant McDonald’s has launched a new programme to cut plastic waste from its restaurants, which will begin by removing
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Two thirds would pay more for packaging with less plastic
Almost two thirds (62%) of Europeans would be willing to pay a premium price for products that use packaging with
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Major drink companies to use 100% recyclable bottles, but scepticism remains
Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper and PepsiCo have joined together in an attempt to tackle the plastic waste problem with their new
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Sky invests in zero-waste shopping service
Sky TV has invested £1.5m into a zero-waste shopping service that delivers products to customers in reusable packaging. The plastic-free
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O2 has recycled 3 million devices in ten years
Mobile phone company O2 has diverted over three million devices from landfills through its recycling program, which encourages consumers to
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Serious pollution incidents have increased by 27% since 2017, report says
The Environment Agency (EA) published a report today (October 28) revealing that although the majority of England’s business are working
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