Circular Economy

North London apartment block built with lower carbon concrete mix in 'UK first'

Buildings

North London apartment block built with lower carbon concrete mix in 'UK first'

Calcined clay was used to replace 30 per cent of traditional cement in the residential building, delivering a 10 per cent reduction in embodied carbon, developers claim

clock 27 May 2026 • 2 min read
SOJO's Josephine Philips: 'Meaningful change often happens through incremental improvements'

Waste

SOJO's Josephine Philips: 'Meaningful change often happens through incremental improvements'

CEO and founder of fashion-tech platform explains why repairing clothing is becoming an increasingly rare 'green skill' and why the biggest climate hack is simply buying less

clock 27 May 2026 • 5 min read
Circularity can be Britain's resilience strategy for a turbulent century

Policy

Circularity can be Britain's resilience strategy for a turbulent century

The UK is not simply exposed to the price of oil, it is exposed to the wasteful design of its economy, writes WRAP's Keith James

clock 19 May 2026 • 6 min read
PuriFire Energy and Severn Trent team up on wastewater to green fuel project

Waste

PuriFire Energy and Severn Trent team up on wastewater to green fuel project

Innovate UK backed project to explore potential for turning wastewater and sewage sludge into green hydrogen and biomethane fuels

clock 18 May 2026 • 2 min read
ScottishPower's Kate McGeoch: 'We need more technologies to normalise sustainability at scale'

Energy

ScottishPower's Kate McGeoch: 'We need more technologies to normalise sustainability at scale'

ScottishPower's senior environmental manager, Kate McGeoch, reflects on how a non-linear career path has prepared her for the 'breadth and uncertainty' of working in sustainability

clock 13 May 2026 • 8 min read
'Every device should live twice': Virgin Media O2 doubles down on circularity efforts

Management

'Every device should live twice': Virgin Media O2 doubles down on circularity efforts

Mobile and tech giant publishes latest sustainability strategy, including new recycling and circularity targets for 2030

clock 12 May 2026 • 3 min read
SOCOTEC's Xavier Aguiló: 'Innovation doesn't always mean creating something unprecedented'

Buildings

SOCOTEC's Xavier Aguiló: 'Innovation doesn't always mean creating something unprecedented'

Ahead of the company's sponsorship of the Innovation of the Year at the UK Green Business Awards, SOCOTEC's Xavier Aguiló unpacks the 'multifaceted and interconnected' drivers of low-carbon creativity

clock 11 May 2026 • 9 min read
Business leaders urge government to publish delayed Circular Economy Growth Plan

Recycling

Business leaders urge government to publish delayed Circular Economy Growth Plan

IKEA, Virgin Media O2, Arup, and Charity Retail Association among group of over 50 organisations calling on Ministers to provide circular economy with much needed 'policy certainty'

clock 06 May 2026 • 5 min read
IEA: Battery recycling innovation accelerating rapidly

Technology

IEA: Battery recycling innovation accelerating rapidly

Plans to process millions of used batteries in coming decades are continuing to advance

clock 01 May 2026 • 2 min read
How London Marathon runners could help reduce fertiliser costs

Recycling

How London Marathon runners could help reduce fertiliser costs

A science start-up is converting urine collected at major events into liquid fertiliser

clock 27 April 2026 • 2 min read