Electrifiction of waste collection vehicles could reduce CO2 emissions
The electrification of waste collection vehicles could bring significant benefits to the environment and air pollution, according to a new report.
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Starbucks to cut emissions by 2030, but is it soon enough?
In an open letter to the public, the CEO of Starbucks, Kevin Johnson has pledged that the company will become
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Nestlé will invest £1.5bn to ensure that ‘plastic never becomes waste’
Nestlé has announced that they will invest £1.5bn to the development of new recyclable and sustainable packaging. The Swiss food
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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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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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How we can recycle more buildings
More than 35 billion tonnes of non-metallic minerals are extracted from the Earth every year. These materials mainly end up being used
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Europe’s nine major rivers all contain microplastics
2,700 water samples collected from the four European sea fronts and the nine major rivers in Europe shows that 100%
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Phones in the EU responsible for 14.12 million tonnes of CO2 every year
Extending the lifetime of all phones in the EU by just one year would save 2.1 million tonnes of CO2
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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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Advent calendars pose major environmental and recycling problems
Waste and recycling company BusinessWaste estimates there are 16.5 million advent calenders containing single-use plastics in circulation this year, enough
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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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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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Coca Cola world’s largest plastic polluter
Coca-Cola is the world’s largest plastic polluter, polluting more than the next three global polluters combined, according to a report
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Government plans to track UK waste at home and abroad
Up to £1m of government funding is being awarded to help tackle waste crime in the UK and prevent illegal
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New process creates fresh plastic from waste
Researchers have developed an efficient process for recycling plastic by turning it into a gas that can then be recycled
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Misleading wording on packaging encourages littering, study says
Confusion around compostable packaging could lead to an increase in littering, with 38% of consumers not realising that compostable packaging
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