Smol, a UK-based eco-laundry brand, has partnered with local recycling co-operative Magpie Recycling to launch a new initiative aiming to tackle laundry plastic in Brighton and Hove.
The Big Laundry Plastic Amnesty, announced today (2 September), aims to curb the rising amounts of single-use laundry plastics in the area, as the city’s council misses key recycling targets for another year.
The charity has published a white paper calling on the UN to address plastic pollution and support the transition to a circular economy for plastics in a new treaty
Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has joined a coalition calling on the Government to decarbonise the waste sector, highlighting ways in which the UK could reduce its reliance on energy-from-waste and meet its net-zero target of 2050.
With over half of the UK public agreeing that sustainability is a key factor in choosing the clothes they wear, WRAP has urged UK businesses to demonstrate their commitment to tackling the carbon footprint of producing clothes by joining Textiles 2030.
