Recycling
Waste coffee cups become gift cards in Hallmark circular economy venture
Hallmark is working with Cumbria-based papermaker James Cropper to create a new recycled collection
Coca-Cola recycling machines back at UK theme parks after 'popular demand'
Reverse vending machines offering half price tickets to tourist attractions in exchange for used plastic bottles have been rolled out again this summer
CPRE: England could enjoy £2bn boost from 'all-in' recycling take-back system
A Deposit Return Scheme enabling the take back of used bottles and drinks cans could deliver a huge economic boost, CPRE claims
Tesco debuts waste-busting bread pudding
Supermarket says it is reviving traditional baking practices to turn waste bread into new products
Aldi to roll out toilet paper in plastic-free packaging
Supermarket to trial paper packaging for its loo rollz in bid to save over 900 tonnes of plastic each year
Wimbledon: Evian serves up 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles
Tennis Championships will sell 100 per cent recycled plastic Evian bottles as part of range of measures to promote recycling
Should we be declaring a 'war on plastic'?
Hubbub's Trewin Restorick welcomes the BBC's latest challenge to wasteful practices, but is a complex debate being over-simplified?
Prada dives into circular economy with pledge to make bags from recycled ocean plastic
Plan to use ocean plastic is accompanied by launch of new collection consisting of six Re-Nylon backpacks
Boots begins nationwide rollout of unbleached paper bags
The switch - due to be completed by early 2020 - will avoid more than 900 tonnes of plastic waste a year, the firm said
Research finds over half of supermarket packaging can't be recycled
Which? study compared 11 of UK's biggest supermarkets, and found the average percentage of packaging that could easily be put in household recycling bins stands at just 52 per cent
Plastic free: McDonald's serves up revamped McFlurry packaging
Fast food giant ditches plastic lids for flagship ice cream dish, and replaces single-use plastic used in salad packaging with cardboard
Apple and Best Buy reveal their circular visions (and a new partnership)
Two of America's largest companies reveal how they have revamped their circular economy strategies
How artificial intelligence helps recycling become more circular
The process of sorting things for reuse is getting faster and more specific
Not so fast fashion
The government's failure to act on fashion waste is damning evidence Ministers do not yet comprehend the environmental crisis, but businesses need to be aware reforms will come eventually
Tractors, software and the right to repair
A major link in the circular economy: DIY fixes. A major kink in the transition to a circular economy: lobby efforts against DIY fixes
Royal Ascot bets on re-use revolution
World famous race meeting to introduce 'Re-Cup' re-use initiative in bid to slash plastic waste
Sip, sparkle and drink: Kellogg's turns cereal waste into beer
Firm teams up with Seven Brothers brewery to make beer from discarded Coco Pops and Rice Krispies
Supermarket giants advance plastic-slashing plans
Aldi to trial new compostable shopping bags, as Sainsbury's ditches veg aisle plastic bags
Danone, Nestlé, Tetra Pak launch recycling credit scheme in bid to 'jumpstart' circular economy
3R initiative launched today by Danone, Veolia, Nestle and Tetra Pak will promote market-based systems to tackling waste
Starbucks to trial reusable coffee cup initiative at Gatwick Airport
Coffee chain teams up with environmental charity Hubbub in bid to prevent 7,000 disposable coffee cups from going to waste at the airport over the next month
Hey Homey? Unilever launches 'eco-conscious' laundry product delivery brand
Homey laundry capsules are to be delivered direct to UK customers doors in recyclable and recycled packaging
Could recycled roads pave way to a circular future?
Construction materials giant Tarmac has this week unveiled a new asphalt mix made from waste rubber
New online data portal gathers forces to combat e-waste
New portal from the Global E-Waste Statistics Partnership visualises data on the amount of e-waste generated and treated by country and by region
Waitrose trials refillable, packaging-free products
New green innovations from leading supermarket include dedicated refillable zone, borrow-a-box scheme, and frozen pick and mix
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