Recycling

Textile recycling needs to scale - Circ raises $30m to do just that

Investment

Textile recycling needs to scale - Circ raises $30m to do just that

clock 15 July 2022 • 3 min read
Coca-Cola and Merlin Entertainments to power up reverse vending machine pilot

Recycling

Coca-Cola and Merlin Entertainments to power up reverse vending machine pilot

New incentives build on partnership that has already helped recycle 100,000 plastic bottles

clock 14 July 2022 • 2 min read
Baby food brand creates UK's first fully-recyclable baby food pouch

Technology

Baby food brand creates UK's first fully-recyclable baby food pouch

Packaging could save 2.5 tonnes of plastic from ending up in landfill over the next year, according to organic baby food retailer Little Freddie

clock 14 July 2022 • 2 min read
Direct Air Capture start-up secures £3m funding boost

Investment

Direct Air Capture start-up secures £3m funding boost

Net Zero Technology Centre backs SMART-DAC technology from CO2CirculAir that is set to be trialled in Northern Ireland

clock 13 July 2022 • 3 min read
Energy Institute: Efficiency should be treated as 'national emergency'

Energy

Energy Institute: Efficiency should be treated as 'national emergency'

Latest annual Energy Barometer survey by Energy Institute ranks energy efficiency as priority response to energy crisis

clock 13 July 2022 • 3 min read
Study: UK households throw away 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year

Efficiency

Study: UK households throw away 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year

New Greenpeace report argues urgent government action is needed to reduce levels of plastic waste

clock 12 July 2022 • 2 min read
Green light for development of £165m plastics recycling facility in Cheshire

Recycling

Green light for development of £165m plastics recycling facility in Cheshire

Cheshire West and Chester Council have approved plans for a new Plastic Park which will aim to recycle 367,500 tonnes of plastic every year

clock 08 July 2022 • 2 min read
Study: More than 230,000 tonnes of business electricals thrown away every year

Waste

Study: More than 230,000 tonnes of business electricals thrown away every year

Campaigners warn widespread failure to recycle and reuse business electronics waste safely is undermining climate goals

clock 06 July 2022 • 3 min read
Lambeth rolls out fleet of solar-powered recycling bins

Recycling

Lambeth rolls out fleet of solar-powered recycling bins

The South London borough has teamed up with environmental charity Hubbub to promote recycling on-the-go as part of a national initiative to help improve recycling rates

clock 06 July 2022 • 3 min read
Virtual reality study suggests people will get used to deposit return schemes within weeks

Recycling

Virtual reality study suggests people will get used to deposit return schemes within weeks

VR study billed as most comprehensive analysis into consumer behaviours towards deposit return schemes ever produced

clock 04 July 2022 • 2 min read