Recycling
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
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
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
Pret takes reusable bottle and water station push nationwide
Company says that following successful trial it is to offer reusable bottles in 370 of its stores across the country
Quorn promises to ditch black plastic packaging
Meat-free food manufacturer promises to stop using black plastic trays, following confirmation last year such packaging is sent to landfill
Network Rail signals coffee cup recycling goal
Station operator vows to ban plastic cups and introduce coffee cup recycling schemes by 2020
Lost in the reeds? Why winning the plastic war is much harder than it looks
Firms are under pressure to tackle the scourge of plastic waste, but are their new strategies credible and could they prove counterproductive?
Iceland becomes first UK retailer to trial deposit return machine
'Reverse vending machine' is now operating in Iceland's Fulham store in London, as part of six month trial
Bunzl slashes plastic content with new recyclable paper cup
New reCUP made with replacement for plastic lining called 'EarthCoating', which uses 48 per cent less plastic
Are we really on track to end up with more plastic in the ocean than fish?
Tom Chivers wonders if a combination of dubious maths and R&D breakthroughs could counter the most apocalyptic plastic waste predictions
Recycling revellers: Co-op to pilot UK's first reverse vending machine at summer music festivals
I seem to have left my recyclable bottle somewhere in a field in Hampshire
Government unveils plans for business-backed plastics innovation hub
Unilever and Waitrose amongst corporate names supporting new Marine Plastics Research and Innovation Framework
Tetra Pak to develop paper straws for drinks cartons
Packaging giant reveals it hopes to have new straw for drinks cartons available by the end of the year
Don't throw the environmental benefits out with the plastic straw
The blitz of measures to tackle plastic waste is hugely welcome, but there is no point pretending they don't come with significant risks attached
How Dow Chemical and Boise are taking aim at plastics
Many US cities are struggling with how to keep items like juice pouches, candy wrappers and plastic dinnerware out of landfills
Reusable cup use surges 150 per cent at Starbucks following 5p charge
Preliminary results from Starbucks trial suggests charging customers extra for takeaway cups is an effective way to change behaviour
Paper cups are recyclable - we just need more of the right bins
Mike Turner of the Paper Cup Alliance calls on coffee chains to launch a brand blind 'cup amnesty' to get more cups to recycling plants
Food and drink giants unite in promise to wage war on plastic waste
ASDA, Lidl, Tesco and Waitrose among more than 40 of the UK's biggest food and drink firms backing new pledge to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastics
Boston Tea Party announces ban on all disposable coffee cups
Café chain declares 'you'll need to bring your own cup'
Blenheim Palace to phase out single use plastic
UNESCO World Heritage Site is replacing plastic bottles, straws and cups with paper and glass alternatives
Welsh restaurant slices waste with reusable pizza boxes
Cardiff eatery Dusty Knuckle launches reusable aluminium pizza boxes to help customers cut the environmental impact of their takeaway
Drop in plastic bags littering British seas linked to introduction of 5p charge
Scientists find an estimated 30 per cent drop in plastic bags on the seabed in the same timeframe as charges were introduced in European countries
Unilever reveals plan for closed loop plastic food-grade packaging
Consumer goods giant announces partnership to pioneer new technology capable of turning PET plastic waste into transparent virgin grade material
Time to tackle data security at the end of life
We need to foster a culture of data husbandry and security if we are to maintain consumer trust in the reuse and recycling of electronics
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