Technology
Bridging the Gap: C&A Foundation backs fashion industry circular economy pilot projects
New €1.29m programme to back five innovative projects designed to tackle textile waste
Government backs business smart meter innovation trials
New £8.8m initiative to help small and medium sized businesses pilot innovative approaches for curbing energy use
UK microbead ban comes into full effect
Ban on sale of products containing plastic microbeads comes into force across England and Scotland
Five suggestions for the Waste & Resources Strategy
The EIC's Matthew Farrow has some advice for the government
Volvo urges auto industry suppliers to rev up recycled plastics offering
Auto giant announces target to source at least a quarter of plastics used in its cars from recycled material by 2025
No Time to Waste: New report calls for waste policy overhaul
Aldersgate Group report urges government to set clearer waste targets and introduce new recycling incentives
Siemens pilots the use of ammonia for green energy storage
Firm hopes to better conventional batteries to store renewably generated power
Government launches £20m Plastics Research and Innovation Fund
New fund to bolster efforts to produce more sustainable and recyclable plastics, as Ministers reveal call for evidence on plastics tax has attracted a record record 130,000 responses
Reusable cup use soars 10-fold at Pret thanks to 50p discount
Customers on track to save four million disposable cups this year
How can a wireless network help both rhino resilience and water quality?
They're called low-power wide-area networks — LPWANs — and they're changing how we can collect data
To scare or not to scare
Hubbub's Trewin Restorick argues sound science should trump scare tactics in the fight against plastic pollution
Boost demand for recycled plastics to tackle waste scourge, industry urges
Plastic policy guide from UK waste sector groups highlights complexity of issue, but argues recycling plastics rather than eradicating their use can bring multiple benefits
Report: Rubbish heaps could unlock home-grown cobalt supply for EVs
Cobalt - a critical component in the manufacture of electric vehicles - can be recovered from discarded UK products to create a home-grown supply chain, think tank concludes
Fashion forward: Stella McCartney opens doors to London's 'purest' shop
Luxury designer's new global flagship store features cutting-edge air filtering technology so shoppers can browse in the cleanest possible air
Ultra-fast electric charging tech among Faraday Challenge grant winners
Some £22m in innovation funding awarded to battery pioneers, including a project to develop solid state EV batteries that could slash recharging time
It's time to embrace the plastic-free office
AECOM's Robert Spencer offers some handy tips on clearing on plastic clutter from the office environment
TechUK: Could VAT cuts boost tech repair and re-use?
New report calls on government to use upcoming Waste and Resources Strategy to tackle eWaste and incentivise circular economy models
On iron laws, CCS, and Carbon XPrizes
If carbon capture technologies are to ever take off they will need to become economic, but, as Tom Chivers, argues a new cash prize could yet unlock a whole new industry
Reports: Bill Gates and billionaire allies back first 'breakthrough' green start-ups
First investments from $1bn Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) will be in two energy storage firms
'Huge milestone': Kingfisher opens first net zero energy store
Screwfix store in Peterborough is designed to generate as much power as it uses and pass surplus energy back to the grid
Beyond energy: Transforming waste in high quality chemicals and fuels
Energy Industries Council's Richard Vale thinks change is coming for the energy from waste sector
Burger giants back away from plastic straws
Burger King and Canadian burger outfit A&W Canada both announce straw ban to mark World Oceans Day
Guilt-free shopping: American Express to release ocean plastic credit card
American Express will launch its new credit card, made using recovered ocean plastic, to the public in the next 12 months
PwC trial cuts employee plastic bottle use 58 per cent
One month trial of reusable metal bottles delivered sharp reduction in number of disposable bottles bought by employees
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