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'Recycling's most wanted': Innocent and Hubbub team up in bid to boost recycling rates
New campaign in Kensington and Chelsea aims to use catchy messaging to encourage people to recycle the right objects
Currys PC World aims to help customers 'Go Greener' with new campaign
Tech giant kicks off major new campaign designed to promote new wave of ultra-efficient smart technologies
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
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
Aceleron secures £2m boost in quest for waste-free batteries
UK developer secures investment to expand development of EV and grid storage batteries that can be repaired, reused and upgraded
Hackney Council announces it is fully powered by renewables
The clean energy milestone comes just weeks after Hackney Council revealed plans to open a 'library of things' where citizens can borrow useful items in a bid to reduce household waste.
Starbucks deploys charges and jingles to tackle disposable cup use
Starbucks is experimenting with fresh ways of encouraging its customers to order their coffee in a reusable rather than disposable cup
Fashion sector on trend to miss 2020 waste targets
Population growth, rising consumption levels, lack of collection infrastructure and fast fashion is blocking industry progress on waste, report finds
Plastic-free material made from fish waste wins £30,000 James Dyson prize
Student inventor Lucy Hughes takes home prize for MarinaTex, a biodegradable translucent film made from organic fish waste and red algae
WRAP: Shelf-life tweaks helping to tackle food waste mountain
WRAP's latest retail survey provides up-to-date guidance for retailers on shelf-life messaging, including best before dates and open-life statements
Waste no more: Lavazza launches compostable coffee pods
Lavazza launches new push to tackle the global coffee pod waste mountain
Global Climathon catalyses innovation from Honduras to Honolulu
Winning ideas at the annual climate hackathon cover everything from up-cycling schemes to climate resilience maps
Environment Agency sounds alarm over spike in pollution and illegal waste
Last year saw a 27 per cent increase in serious pollution incidents and 12 per cent increase in illegal waste sites compared to the previous year, Agency finds
Treasure your River: Businesses urged to back clean up campaign
Treasure your River litter clean-up campaign aims to help tackle ocean waste crisis by targeting inland waterways
Circular construction: Industry group calls for building materials exchange
Digitisation across the construction industry could pave way for more circular resource models, proponents say
Waitrose removes plastic on bestselling staples
Retailer is to remove wrap from canned vegetables, saving 18 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic a year.
'Infinite play': Adidas launches trade-in project for old sneakers and clothes
Sportswear giant is hoping to reduce its environmental footprint through a pioneering new take-back scheme
Biffa Waste fined over £500,000 for illegally exporting contaminated waste
Biffa Waste has said it is seeking to appeal the verdict
Starbucks and Hubbub brew up coffee cup recycling funding
Specialist recycling facilities for paper cups will be introduced in around 70 locations thanks to funding from Starbucks' 5p cup charge
Law to end "toxic colonialism" comes into force
Governments ratify treaty amendment banning export of hazardous waste from EU and OECD countries
Waste electronics: £3.5m boost for reuse and collection of small electricals
WEEE Fund aims to make it easier for people to reuse small electricals which too often end up in bins or are recycled incorrectly
Global plastics recycling market could reach $40bn in 2019
China's waste ban fuelling investment from other countries in domestic plastics recycling infrastructure, according to analysis from Frost & Sullivan
Food waste: £1.2bn of UK food never reaches supermarket shelves
WRAP study finds 3.6 million tonnes of food surplus and waste occurs at farms and in food supply chains
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