Waste
'IT shouldn't cost the Earth': New analysis reveals refurbished IT kit could save UK almost £1bn a year
Study from Circular Computing details how businesses could slash emissions and costs by deploying refurbished IT equipment
ReLove: ASOS and DPD debut circular fashion collection service
New initiative will see DPD collect second hand clothes for donation to charities free of charge
Aldi debuts packaging-free products trial
Supermarket becomes latest retailer to explore the potential for packaging-free groceries
Falling out of fashion: How growing environmental concerns could jeapordise the future of the fast fashion sector
New UBS analysis warns consumption of fast fashion items is likely to decline by up to 30 per cent over the coming decade as consumers increasingly embrace more sustainable fashion choices
'A truly momentous occasion for glass': Diageo produces glass whisky bottles in waste-powered furnaces
Drinks giant claims biofuel furnaces tested in trial will reduce carbon footprint of glass manufacturing by 90 per cent and thus boost sustainability of its “grain-to-glass” supply chain
Morrisons to axe plastic bags from stores nationwide
Supermarket announces it will gradually phase out 'bags for life' from all its stores over the coming year
Cool foods for a warming planet
A major US initiative is deploying behavioural insights to slash food waste at corporate canteens
Shell invests in US aviation biofuels start-up LanzaJet
Funding from oil giant aims to help scale production of waste-based fuel that can be mixed into conventional jet fuel in bid to reduce carbon footprint of flight
How can governments turn the tide of plastic pollution post-pandemic?
As economies emerge from Covid-19, it is crucial governments set their sights on rapid action to curb plastic pollution worldwide, a new UNEP and WRI report implores
Study examines how to turn old wind turbine blades into circular economy gold
The UK has a golden opportunity to develop a world-leading wind turbine blade re-manufacturing industry, argues a new report from the Energy Transition Alliance
Study: Recipe tips and advice could help reduce household food waste by a third
Hellmann's commissioned research explores how households can take steps to help tackle the 900 million tonne global food waste mountain
Butt out: Government proposes making tobacco firms pay for litter clean up
Defra says cigarette butts are most commonly littered item in country and cost authorities around £40m a year to clean up
'Stop clutching at plastic straws': Government urged to introduce 2050 resource use reduction target
Green Alliance argues UK needs a 'new vision for resource use' in report published this morning
Farewell to plastic Peppa? Waitrose bans children's magazines with 'excessive' plastic toy giveaways
Supermarket says it is time to tackle 'unnecessary plastic' that routinely accompanies children's magazines
Should you swap plastic for aluminum packaging? It's complicated
Jesse Klein explores how some leading businesses are navigating the complex choices that shape efforts to deliver more sustainable packaging
'ACE' sustainability roadmap targets waste and emissions from beverage packaging
The new roadmap is published a year after the EU first unveiled its ambitious circular economy action plan to cut waste, emissions and pollution
Oddbox adds recipes and food waste reduction tips in fresh rebrand
Oddbox is aiming to save 35,000 tonnes of fruit and veg from going to landfill by 2035
Farewell A+++: Government debuts streamlined energy efficiency labelling system in greener product standards push
Government unveils tougher labelling system as it sets out plans to tighten energy efficiency standards and introduce right to repair law
Tesco targets 'soft plastics' with nationwide recycling point network
Retailer targets bread bags, crisp packets, cling film, and food pouches with aim to recycle 1,000 tonnes of soft plastics a year
Biffa to help Manchester bin air pollution with electric refuse vehicle fleet
Waste management firm has partnered with Manchester City Council to roll out 27 zero emission electric waste trucks, which are taking to the streets of the city this week
'23 million 40-tonne trucks': UN study uncovers extent of world's food waste crisis
The findings suggest an urgent need to ramp up efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to halve global food waste by 2030
eBay UK launches Certified Refurbished hub
Following roll out in the US and Australia, new hub debuts in UK in response to soaring lockdown demand for refurbished items
UK recycling rates tick up, but still only match 2017 levels
Latest DEFRA statistics on UK recycling rates put them on a par with 2017, although local authorities made some progress in diverting waste from landfill
Major retailers are backing these nine alternatives to single-use plastic bags
Could the planet-littering plastic bag be on the way out?
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