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Naked strips out virgin plastics with 100 per cent recycled bottles
Naked strips out virgin plastics with 100 per cent recycled bottles

The move makes it the only UK juice or smoothie brand using 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging, manufacturer PepsiCo claims

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  • 27 August 2020
Plastic Pact launches in the US as industry giants pledge action
Plastic Pact launches in the US as industry giants pledge action

Top brands and retail giants come together with a pledge to redouble efforts to curb plastic waste

  • Waste
  • 25 August 2020
Sunderland to host 'UK's greenest' waste tyre recycling plant
Sunderland to host 'UK's greenest' waste tyre recycling plant

Norwegian developer Wastefront inks deal with council to begin building facility which turns waste tyres into chemical materials for fuel and rubber production in 2021

  • Waste
  • 21 August 2020
Reusable coffee cups are back, says Starbucks
Reusable coffee cups are back, says Starbucks

Company says that following 'rigorous testing' it is satisfied it can safely re-introduce reusable cup service across its EMEA branches as coronavirus lockdowns ease

  • Waste
  • 10 August 2020
Closed Loop Partners teams with Walmart, CVS, Target to take on the plastic bag
Closed Loop Partners teams with Walmart, CVS, Target to take on the plastic bag

Some of America's largest retailers have teamed up to help accelerate efforts to curb plastic bag waste

  • Waste
  • 07 August 2020
Why is England's progress on waste reduction flat-lining?
Why is England's progress on waste reduction flat-lining?

The volume of waste produced in England has remained largely the same for the past five years, presenting fresh questions as to how government, businesses, and households can successfully curb waste levels

  • Waste
  • 06 August 2020
People are better than we think - building back better depends on us making the right choices easier.
People are better than we think - building back better depends on us making the right choices easier.

  • Waste
  • 05 August 2020
UK moves to keep EU waste and recycling targets post-Brexit
UK moves to keep EU waste and recycling targets post-Brexit

Government promises to enshrine target to achieve 65 per cent recycling rate by 2035 in UK law as it publishes new Circular Economy Plan

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  • 30 July 2020
European Metal Recycling unveils renewables, EVs and efficiency targets
European Metal Recycling unveils renewables, EVs and efficiency targets

EMR becomes first plastic and metals recycler to join RE100, EV100 and EP100 corporate climate initiatives

  • Recycling
  • 30 July 2020
Primark kicks off nationwide clothes recycling scheme
Primark kicks off nationwide clothes recycling scheme

High street fashion retailer rolls out collection boxes for shoppers to ditch old clothes at all 190 of its UK stores

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  • 30 July 2020
Study: Amount of plastic spewed into ocean on track to triple by 2040
Study: Amount of plastic spewed into ocean on track to triple by 2040

However, industry and government can stem the tide ocean plastic by 80 per cent in the same time frame if they act now, according to scientists

  • Waste
  • 23 July 2020
Fully-electric bin lorry hits the streets for trial in Oxford
Fully-electric bin lorry hits the streets for trial in Oxford

Three day test period on the city streets will gauge the performance of the waste truck's battery with a view to full deployment later this year

  • Automotive
  • 22 July 2020
Coca-Cola European Partners eyes plastic bottle recycling plant with CuRe investment
Coca-Cola European Partners eyes plastic bottle recycling plant with CuRe investment

Drinks giant's European business backs Dutch technology start up in bid to establish rPET production factory

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  • 16 July 2020
In the Loop: Radical zero-waste shopping scheme launches in UK
In the Loop: Radical zero-waste shopping scheme launches in UK

Tesco and Terracycle team up to launch new packaging re-use delivering model in the UK

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  • 15 July 2020
Cathedral City launches solution to cheese's plastic recycling challenge
Cathedral City launches solution to cheese's plastic recycling challenge

Leading brand launches new effort to recycle flexible film packaging

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  • 14 July 2020
Aldi pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Aldi pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025

Aldi said it would work with suppliers to remove the equivalent of 2.2 billion single items of plastic of its shelves within the next five years

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  • 13 July 2020
How Pandora hopes to reach 100 per cent recycled silver and gold
How Pandora hopes to reach 100 per cent recycled silver and gold

The jewellery giant is reaching out to its supply chain to help bolster its circular economy ambitions

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  • 03 July 2020
Mr Muscle bottles aim to help clean up ocean plastic
Mr Muscle bottles aim to help clean up ocean plastic

Household cleaning brand SC Johnson launches ocean-plastic Mr Muscle bottle line following success of similar initiative with Windex in the US

  • Recycling
  • 03 July 2020
Metal and plastic recycler EMR joins net zero club
Metal and plastic recycler EMR joins net zero club

Waste and metal recycler CEO Chris Sheppard said that decarbonisation is "key" to driving the green recovery of the global economy after the damage wrought by the coronavirus.

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  • 28 June 2020
Britons poised to throw out 67 million clothes after lockdown, WRAP warns
Britons poised to throw out 67 million clothes after lockdown, WRAP warns

Public urged to check ahead to avoid overwhelming charity shops with mountain of clothing donations

  • Waste
  • 24 June 2020
Teddy bears to garden chairs: Hasbro launches UK recycling scheme for toys
Teddy bears to garden chairs: Hasbro launches UK recycling scheme for toys

Partnership with TerraCycle follows success of similar initiatives in Germany, Canada, Brazil and US

  • Recycling
  • 19 June 2020
Greener textiles: New sustainability standards established for man-made cellulosic fibres
Greener textiles: New sustainability standards established for man-made cellulosic fibres

MMCF, which is the second biggest cellulosic fibre group after cotton, holds huge untapped potential to transform the fashion industry, according to Forum for the Future and the Textile Exchange

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  • 17 June 2020
'The future belongs to companies that work with nature': Leading figures call for circular economy role in green recovery
'The future belongs to companies that work with nature': Leading figures call for circular economy role in green recovery

MEPs, academics, campaigners and green groups argue in an open letter that Covid-19 recovery is an opportunity to create a circular economy.

  • Recycling
  • 04 June 2020
Northvolt and Hydro to build major EV battery recycling hub
Northvolt and Hydro to build major EV battery recycling hub

Partners will split materials generated at the plant, providing capacity to recycle batteries from Norway’s world-leading fleet of electric vehicles

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  • 03 June 2020
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