Gove backs ‘all-in’ drinks deposit return scheme
Environment secretary Michael Gove outlined his personal support for an ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) today (July 16), which would
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Recycling
Waste industry offers to invest £10bn in recycling infrastructure
The UK’s major waste management companies have written to the government saying they are ready to invest £10bn in the
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Plastic-eating fungus among winners of Waitrose’s £1m pollution fund
A facility that uses fungus to break down plastic and a project that uses mussels to filter microplastics in the
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Tesco starts plastic-packaging recycling trial
Tesco has launched a trial programme to collect previously unrecyclable plastics in 10 of its stores. Customers will be able
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Coventry to resurface roads with plastic pellets
Coventry will resurface more of its roads with recycled plastic pellets and rubber crumbs that have come from old vehicle
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The major source of ocean plastic pollution you’ve probably never heard of
‘Nurdles’ may sound cute but they pose a huge risk to the marine environment, writes Claire Gwinnett, associate professor in Forensic and Crime
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Why recycling needs to go further to combat climate change
Ahead of Global Recycling Day on March 18, Ranjit Baxi, founding president of the Global Recycling Foundation says tackling climate
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KP Snacks launches UK packet recycling programme
UK snack producer KP Snacks has announced that it is launching a national recycling programme in partnership with the recycling
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Tackling plastic pollution in South Africa
An initiative called Project Butterfly is helping to tackle the problem of plastic waste in the townships of South Africa.
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Fast fashion – recycling needs to be a catalyst for true transformation
Fast fashion’s dirty secrets are beginning to be more widely and publicly unmasked, but a government tax on garments to
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How scientists are recycling tonnes of plastic from labs
University of York researchers have created a new system for recycling single-use plastics used in some scientific experiments. They say the
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Durham gives green light for £15m plastic bottle recycling plant
Durham County Council has given the green light for a £15m plastic bottle recycling plant to be developed near the
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Interview: May Al-Karooni of Globechain on why business is finally coming round to the circular economy
May Al-Karooni is the founder and CEO of Globechain – an award-winning British reuse marketplace that connects businesses to charities
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Why the planning system must improve to help build better recycling infrastructure
David Wilson, managing director of recycling company Vanden, argues the case for an improved planning system so more plastic recycling
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Music festival ‘goes green’ to protect the Peaks
Y Not Festival has launched a sustainability campaign that aims to reduce waste and protect its idyllic Peak District setting.
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M&S to sell plastic-packaging free fruit and vegetables
Marks & Spencer has started to sell loose fruit and vegetables completely free of plastic packaging, as part of a
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How one shop in Cumbria is ‘cutting the wrap’ to reduce waste
Paul and Cat Moffat run Cut the Wrap, a zero-waste shop in Ulverston, Cumbria. The shop is still to have
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Household recycling changes won’t lead to fly-tipping, says council
Buckinghamshire County Council has agreed to controversial changes in its household recycling centre service including charging for the disposal of
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Swindon could get ‘all plastic’ recycling facility
An Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility (aPRF), which can recycle all types of plastic, could get the go-ahead in Swindon. Recycling
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Government appoints Food Waste Champion
The Government has appointed philanthropist Ben Elliot as its new food surplus and waste champion to help cut the amount
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