Technology
Coca-Cola experiments with BYOB (aka bring your own bottle)
Alongside innovations in recycled content and renewable plastic, the company's Dasani brand is expanding pilots of its water dispenser line, PureFill
LUSH confirms cork packaging has secured 'carbon positive' status
Natural beauty retailer reveals its Cork Pot sequesters more than 33 times its weight in carbon dioxide
'They are everywhere': WHO calls for research into health impacts of microplastics pollution
Huge numbers of tiny particles of plastics in water supplies are unlikely to post serious health risk, but data is 'extremely limited' UN health body warns
Tesco promises to ban brands that use excessive packaging
Chief executive says hard-to-recycle plastic on own-brand products will be eliminated
Is playtime over for plastic? Hasbro pledges to phase out plastic packaging
Global toy giant says it will start phasing out plastic packaging across its iconic portfolio from next year
Essential AI: Top business groups call for creation of International Centre for AI, Energy and Climate
Leading trade bodies, clean tech start-ups, and green campaigners join forces to put forward proposal for a new AI-focused research centre
Plastics crisis: Sainsbury's ditches plastic tampon applicators
No own-brand tampons will use plastic applicators as supermarket bids to 'remove unnecessary plastic' from its product lines
Veolia: Ban peat-based compost to help hit 'net zero'
Waste and water giant argues UK must stop using peat for garden compost
Baffled by bins? Students design AI rubbish sorting assistant to boost recycling quality
A zoo near Winchester is trialing a recycling solution that scans rubbish and tells visitors what bin to put it in
Co-Op urges councils to fast-track food waste collection rollout
Councils should seize opportunity to cut plastic waste and boost green gas production, supermarket says
Waste electronics: £3.5m boost for reuse and collection of small electricals
WEEE Fund aims to make it easier for people to reuse small electricals which too often end up in bins or are recycled incorrectly
The climate solutions beneath our feet
There are myriad emissions-busting solutions offered by the natural world, but, argues WWF's Melissa Ho, too many of them are being ignored
Faraday Grid enters administration, dashing hopes of UK pilot project
High profile energy technology company calls in Grant Thornton as administrators after failing to secure project funding
As long as two Angels of the North: World's longest wind turbine blade to arrive in UK
GE Offshore Wind will today dock the first 107 metre long blade for its Haliade-X 12MW turbine at the Blyth testing facility near Newcastle
We know throwaway culture is bad - so why is the market for bottled water growing?
We can't just replace plastic water bottles with other single-use packaging materials, argues Green Alliance's Libby Peake
'Salmon Gold': Apple promises to embrace fish-friendly gold mining
Technology giant will source gold for its gadgets from miners registered under the Salmon Gold partnership, which combines mining with habitat protection for wild salmon
Peel Environmental inks £130m deal to develop 11 waste plastic to hydrogen plants
Partnership with Waste2Tricity and PowerHouse Energy could pave the way for a new source of hydrogen made using unrecyclable plastics
Don't bin your bras: M&S briefs bra fitters to promote recycling service
UK's number one underwear retailer enlists in-store bra fitters to encourage women to bring in their old bras for recycling
RE:CYCLE: Nespresso turns coffee pods into designer bicycle
Coffee brand teams up with Vélosophy to debut new bike designed to highlight the benefits of recycling aluminium coffee pods
Raising a Toast: Bread-based beer brand aims to down waste levels
Following successful crowd fund, Toast Ale unveils re-brand and launches new line of craft beer cans
Reports: Investors eye £900m British Steel turnaround plan to deliver 'greenest steel in Europe'
Plan to convert beleaguered Scunthorpe steelworks to produce less carbon intensive steel is being drawn up by interested buyer Ataer Holding, reports suggest
UK awards £60m to science projects examining global climate and health challenges
Projects looking at clean AI technologies, the impact of ocean currents on the climate, and collaborative innovation with the US awarded a share of £60m funding pot
'Do you really need your room cleaned?' a&o Hostels offers free drink to guests who help save water and resources
New incentive scheme has helped result in 10,000 fewer rooms being cleaned in just two months, leading to lower environmental impacts
Aldi raises the steaks with cardboard packaging plan
Supermarket says steak packaging made from cardboard could cut 240 tonnes of plastic waste each year
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