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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Waste and Recycling
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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England plastic recycling needs ‘significant change’
England needs to implement ‘significant change’ to the way that plastic packaging is recycled if it is to meet its
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Four things you didn’t know about nuclear waste
There are several misconceptions around nuclear waste – Laura Leay, nuclear engineering innovation fellow at the University of Manchester, tackles
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Scientists record highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on seafloor
Scientists have discovered the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in
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New reusable battery to tackle the problem with EV waste
Battery solutions company Aceleron has developed a new recyclable and reusable electric vehicle (EV) battery which is half the weight
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New inquiry to tackle electronic waste in the UK
The Environmental Audit Committee has re-launched an inquiry into the disposal and recycling of electronic waste. E-waste is the fastest
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Birmingham named the least environmentally-friendly city
Bristol has been named the most environmentally-friendly city in the UK, and Birmingham has been named the worst, according to
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Leafield’s Cup Bins support Bristol’s ‘For Cups Sake’ Campaign
Leafield Environmental, a Wiltshire based company are proud to have designed and manufactured 100 new cup bins for Bristol’s ‘For
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Environmental group to sue the world’s largest plastic polluters
The non-profit environmental group The Earth Island Institute has filed a lawsuit against ten major companies for their contribution to
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Academics, farmers and consumers to tackle threats to food security
The University of Sheffield has received £1.2m of funding to bring together academics, farmers, consumers and policymakers to help address
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£11m project to remove plastic from the English Channel
Organisations across the South West are coming together as part of an international project to remove and prevent plastic pollution
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Asda tackles Easter egg plastic waste
With Easter approaching, Asda has decided to do something about the mountains of plastic waste created by its own-brand chocolate
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Behavioural interventions can improve recycling rates in flats
A new report published by Resource London has highlighted various ways to improve recycling rates for people living in purpose-built
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£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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