Technology
'Trailblazing': Sky announces 10 plastic waste-busting firms share in £6m funding pot
Government teams up with Sky to support innovations such as biodegradable water bottles, packaging made from seaweed, and plastic-free tampons
Global plastics recycling market could reach $40bn in 2019
China's waste ban fuelling investment from other countries in domestic plastics recycling infrastructure, according to analysis from Frost & Sullivan
University of Birmingham awarded €4.7m for rare earth metals recycling plant
Pilot facility designed to recycle rare earth metal magnets from hard disk drives, household appliances, electric vehicles, and wind turbines
Green washing: Microplastic-filtering washing machine to go on sale next year
Turkish home appliances giant Arçelik claims its technology can prevent more than 90 per cent of clothing microfibers from polluting water resources
Everest, climate fear, and dishwashers: Can Arçelik change the world with white goods?
Hakan Bulgurlu, CEO of electronics giant Arçelik, tells BusinessGreen about climbing Everest, his climate change fears, and why he has no intention of going to Mars
Magnum launches recycled plastic ice cream tubs
Unilever continues green packaging drive with unveiling of new tubs that are set to be rolled out globally in 2020
New recycling service targets vending machine coffee cups
Scheme developed in partnership with Veolia will see millions of coffee cups collected from trains stations, schools, and hospitals around the UK
Glass and metal no solution to bottled water's single use footprint, study argues
New study from environmental think tank Green Alliance finds canned water products are only fractionally better for the environment than plastic bottles
Google promises to increase use of recycled plastic in gadgets
Tech giant has pledged to make product shipments carbon neutral by 2020
Innogy Ventures snaps up stake in mobility tech firm Teralytics
Innogy Ventures is one of the investors in Teralytics' $17.5m funding round
The best a recycler can get? Gillette debuts razor recycling programme
Gillette teams up with TerraCycle to enable recycling of all of its razors and blades
What the unicorn IPO of The RealReal says about the circular economy for fashion
Transitioning away from extractive systems needs innovative business models, product life extension and success stories
Waitrose to expand 'Unpacked' pilot after 'overwhelmingly positive' response from Oxford shoppers
Refillables concept will be tested in stores in Cheltenham, Abingdon, and Wallingford this year
Plastic bag use drops 90 per cent in England
The average person in England now buys just 10 single-use plastic bags a year, compared to 140 in 2014
M&S sends single-use cardboard cartons packing
Company launches incentive to encourage use of reusable packaging as food-to-go business expands
How digital tech can transform farming and food systems
Method's John Oswald considers the impact new technologies will have on the future of farming
Miniature move: Hotel giant IHG kicks out mini plastic shampoo bottles
Hotelier behind Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Regent Hotels & Resorts to replace mini plastic shampoo bottles with larger refillables across entire estate
RedT's flow battery set to become first to help balance UK grid
Flow batteries use chemicals suspended in water tanks to store power, and do not degrade as quickly as lithium ion alternatives
Nestlé biodegradable security tags aim to lock in waste savings
Multinational launches latest initiative to tackle single-use plastic consumption
What would a net zero emission, 100 per cent renewables world look like - and how do we get there?
Authors of a new paper arguing that 100 per cent renewable, zero carbon transport and energy worldwide is not only feasible but cheaper than fossil fuels explain their thinking to BusinessesGreen
We must stop 'offshoring' our waste
We must create market infrastructure for dealing with our own waste, argues WRAP's Peter Maddox
Meet the startup behind Hilton's recipe for curbing food waste
FoodMaven argues logistics lie at the core of tackling the food waste challenge
Smart grid comes to life with AI-powered solar forecasts
National Grid has teamed up with the Alan Turing Institute to use machine learning to more accurately predict generation levels from wind and solar technology
Paper v plastic: Iceland to trial first plastic bag-free store in London
Food retailer to offer 'extra-strong' paper bags for 15p each at Hackney store, while stores elsewhere will offer both plastic and paper options
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