Waste & Recycling
Over 6 million vapes are thrown away each week, despite ban
The ban on disposable vapes came into force a year ago today (1st June), but
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Half your t-shirt is missing (and lost though emissions and pollution)
Despite widespread claims of steps to improve environmental footprints, the clothing industry is still responsible
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The Solent food web is riddled with PFAS, new research finds
A new study has reveals the degree to which per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) proliferate
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Scientists turn detectives on ‘invisible pollution’ from abandoned boats
A marine biologist’s discovery of fibreglass particles in British shellfish has inspired a United Nations-endorsed
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Fertiliser runoff is stripping life from Britain’s underwater meadows
Beneath the waves around the British Isles, vast meadows of eelgrass provide a home for
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Regions with worst air pollution have least funding to tackle it
Philanthropy is forgetting about parts of the word which are most vulnerable to atmospheric toxins,
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Deposit Return Scheme confirms uniform 20p charge
The organisation behind the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Nobody knows how many chickens are farmed in Britain (and it matters)
Millions of poultry birds are unaccounted for across the UK, with potentially huge consequences for
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To pee or not to pee: environmental questions hang over urine
Every time you flush, life-giving nutrients are wasted. But one of the core substances produced
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Britain has new rules for bins, here’s how you recycle lightbulbs
Old habits die hard, and updated waste collection guidelines mean one of our worst mistakes
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