Waste
Michelin rolls out plans for pioneering tyre recycling plant
Facility planned in Chile's Antofagasta region will scale up technology from Swedish recycling firm Enviro
Coca-Cola brings its first 100 per cent recycled plastic bottle to the US
Firm plans to begin rolling out 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles for select Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta and Dasani water brands in coming months
Unilever, Starbucks are founding members in venture to turn food waste into energy
Vanguard Renewables harnesses corporate backing to ramp up US biogas plans
Veolia announces plan for Energy from Waste carbon capture trial
Veolia is partnering with Carbon Clean to trial a new carbon capture technology, while a separate £300m energy-from-waste facility in Teesside was this week granted planning permission
'Fast fashion is fossil fashion': Rise of synthetic fibres in fashion pushing planetary limits, NGOs warn
Fashion industry has 'failed to make headway' in curbing its damage on the environment and dependence on fossil fuels, campaigners warn
UKRI announces £24m of funding for projects to slash plastic waste
Two competitions launched by the government agency are geared at supporting firms that can help the the UK meet its 2025 Plastics Pact targets
'Significant changes': Government publishes updated Waste Management Plan
New plan for England is updated to include fresh policy developments and reflect UK's 2050 net zero commitment
'A relatively static picture': UK supermarkets stock fractionally more plastic in 2019 than two years prior
Campaigners accuse supermarkets of 'treading water' on plastic pollution, while pressure builds on MPs to accept amendmends to Environment Bill that would see the UK adopt legally-binding plastics reduction targets
'Unpacked': Packaging-free shopping forges ahead as Waitrose launches expanded trial
Supermarket ranked top in a Greenpeace report evaluating progress made by UK supermarkets in slashing plastic use
'Circularity gap': How fostering a circular economy could slash global emissions by over a third
New report argues circular economy strategies could slash emissions across the global economy, reducing waste and climate impacts across the housing, mobility, and food sectors
Government urged to close Brexit loophole that allows export of UK plastic to poorer countries
Campaigners accuse Ministers of backtracking on environmental and election manifesto promises over alleged failure to match waste export policy with that of the EU
New National Circular Economy Hub planned for University of Exeter
National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub backed by new funding from UK Research and Innovation
Green beans: Heinz heats up sustainable packaging push
Food giant announces roll out of new recyclable paperboard multipack sleeves as part of £25m investment in sustainable packaging innovations
The real thing: Coca Cola European Partners' Joe Franses unpacks the drinks giant's net zero agenda
The vice-president of sustainability at CCEP, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world, spills the details on how the firm intends to achieve net zero packaging, manufacturing, shipping, and ingredients within 20 years
Is laundry fuelling the marine plastics crisis?
A new study from Canadian non-profit Ocean Wise has shown that synthetic fibres, many released from clothing and textiles during domestic laundry, make up a large proportion of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean
Medicine pack recycling initiative rolls out across UK pharmacies
Brits can now recycle their empty medicine blister packets by dropping them off at pharmacies participating in the latest initiative from recycling specialist Terracycle
Major banks 'co-responsible' for plastics crisis, first-of-its-kind investigation argues
The world’s biggest banks are indiscriminately funding firms responsible for devastating marine ecosystems and fuelling climate change via their plastics production, a new report from Portfolio Earth concludes
Tesco toasts removal of one billion pieces of plastic from its shelves in 2020
Supermarket claims to have met its pledge to remove one billion pieces of plastic, working with suppliers to remove unnecessary and excessive packaging of products
The three circular economy trends that defined 2020
Here are three trends that defined the circular economy in 2020, and what they might mean for the year to come
The business case for reducing food waste
Food waste is often seen as requiring lifestyle change, but to deliver further progress we must do more to educate industry leaders about the business case for action, writes WRI's Liz Goodwin
Walkers to slash emissions by making fertiliser from potato peelings
Crisp company aims to ‘bring potatoes full circle’ and improve soil health by producing farm fertiliser from potato leftovers its Leicester factory
Plastics Pact: UK firms slash 'unnecessary' plastic packaging in 2019
More than 150 retailers, manufactures and brands collectively reduced tonnage of single-use plastic packaging sold by 30 per cent
Coca-Cola European Partners unveils 2040 net zero ambition
Coca-Cola's largest independent bottling company pledges to spend €250m over the next three years in order to achieve a 30 per cent emissions cut across its value chain by end of the decade
PepsiCo to switch to fully recycled plastic bottles across nine European nations
The goal is a marked acceleration of targets previously announced by the firm, reflecting technological innovations and market development in the use of recycled plastics
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