Letter urges PM to tackle plastic crisis
Businesses, MPs, academics and campaign groups have written to Boris Johnson urging him to introduce legally binding targets to reduce
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Waste and Recycling
Biodegradable plastics will not solve the plastic problem
Biodegradable packaging will not solve China’s plastic crisis, according to a report published by Greenpeace East Asia. China’s biodegradable plastics
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Campaigners urge Scottish Government to ban plastic
Campaigners urge the Scottish Government to act quickly and ban single-use plastic items. Under the EU’s Single-Use Plastic Directive, member
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The environmental impact of abandoned face masks
This year, face masks have become as essential to carry around with you as your keys and purse. Research suggests
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Food producers can now sell their waste to other businesses
The EIT Food-funded Digitial Marketplace will allow companies to find ways to ‘upcycle’ their food waste by connecting them with
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Are Christmas jumpers bad for the environment?
It’s that time of the year again – rightly or wrongly – when everyone buys a Christmas jumper. For many,
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Household waste to make eco-friendly textiles
Researchers to use household and agricultural waste to revolutionise the textile industry. Researchers at the Universities of York, Leeds, Manchester,
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94 million face masks being thrown away every week
376 million face masks could be entering landfill every single month, according to a new survey commissioned by Virustatic Shield.
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A circular economy could cost our privacy
A circular economy could end waste, at the cost of our privacy, writes Nigel Walton and Anitha Chinnaswamy from Coventry
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UK number 2 for generating ‘e-waste’ in the world
The United Kingdom generates the second highest amount of electronic waste per person in the world, according to a new
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UK sent 21 containers of illegal waste to Sri Lanka
21 waste containers that were illegally exported to Sri Lanka have been brought back to England. The containers, which were
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How mobile technology can encourage sustainability
By empowering customers to shop more sustainably it can help them to make informed decisions and achieve greater sustainability, writes
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PPE can be turned into a renewable liquid fuel
Plastic waste from used personal protective equipment (PPE) could be transformed into renewable liquid fuel, according to a new study
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75% of Brits plan to make environmentally-friendly changes
Three-quarters of Brits plan to make changes in their behaviour to help the environment, according to research conducted by personal
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Eliminating the impact of intentionally added microplastics
Sean Smith (pictured) is the CEO of Eden Research plc, an AIM-quoted company focused on sustainable biopesticides and plastic-free encapsulation
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Global electronic waste up 21% in five years, and recycling isn’t keeping up
Each year, the total amount of electric and electronic equipment the world uses grows by 2.5 million tonnes. Phones, radios,
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Why we’ll still need waste in a circular economy
Julia Stegemann, professor of environmental engineering at UCL and Stijn van Ewijk, postdoctoral associate at Yale University discuss why we
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How businesses can help to solve the e-waste crisis
Fredrik Forslund from VP Enterprise & Cloud Erasure Solutions writes for Environment Journal about what businesses can do to ensure
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Education is essential to tackle plastic pollution
Education and appealing to people’s priorities is essential to creating sustained change around recycling habits, says new report. Environmental behaviour
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What happens to waste PPE during the coronavirus pandemic?
Personal protection equipment (PPE) is vital for the frontline health workers during the coronavirus pandemic – but what happens to
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