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Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches new circular design toolkit
Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches new circular design toolkit

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) has launched a new resource, entitled the ‘Circular Design Toolkit’, designed to assist manufacturers in minimising the environmental impact of their products, extending their life, and optimising their ability to be recycled.


This comes on the heels of the foundation’s circular economy business tool, released earlier this year.

Food Scrap Recycling Truck game
Novamont launches iPhone recycling game for children

A new app developed by bioplastics company Novamont aims to promote the environmental benefits of food waste recycling among children.

Plastic sachets of water
New project to recycle Nigeria’s plastic waste

A pilot project by packaging company Dow aims to collect and recycle Nigeria’s plastic waste, diverting around 300 million plastic waste sachets away from landfill.

WasteAid announces £800k partnership with Huhtamaki
WasteAid announces £800k partnership with Huhtamaki
By
Lidia Creech
| 22 May 2020 |
International waste management charity Wasteaid has announced a two-year partnership worth €900,000 (£800,000) with sustainable food packaging company Huhtamaki to drive community-level circular economy innovation in Vietnam, India and South Africa.
An image of a food shopping bag
WRAP reports lockdown drop in food waste
By
Olivia Rutherford
| 6 May 2020 |
A Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) survey has found citizens are adopting ‘food smart’ behaviours and creating less food waste during the Covid-19 lockdown. 
A volunteer fixing an item at a repair café
UK repair cafés to take part in nationwide Big Fix event
By
Imogen Benson
| 11 February 2020 |
75 repair cafés around the country will be running simultaneous community events as part of the UK’s largest nationwide repair project this Saturday.  
Glasgow's Cup Movement has launched two new coffee cup recycling initiatives
Glasgow Cup Movement steps up with new initiatives
By
Imogen Benson
| 7 February 2020 |
The Cup Movement’s new #TakeItBack scheme is seeking to raise awareness of the coffee cup recycling facilities available in Glasgow, whilst a new partnership with DS will expand coffee cup recycling options throughout the city. 
From left to right: Claire Shrewsbury, Head of Resource Management at WRAP, James Glass, Head of Estate Services at Peabody, Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment, Rebecca Pow, Minister for Environment, Liz Goodwin, LWARB Chair and Dan Jones, Director of Environment at Tower Hamlets
Project reveals measures to increase recycling in London flats by 26 per cent
By
Imogen Benson
| 29 January 2020 |
Resource London has today (29 January) revealed a list of measures that could increase recycling rates in London flats by 26 per cent through simple solutions such as providing residents with clear information and ensuring that bins are emptied and cleaned regularly. 
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Food waste falls by seven per cent, says WRAP
By
Imogen Benson
| 24 January 2020 |
Food waste has fallen by seven per cent per person in three years, according to new data from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
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Plastic alternatives may cause greater environmental harm, says new report
By
Imogen Benson
| 9 January 2020 |
A report from think tank Green Alliance has highlighted that supermarkets are under increasing public pressure to cut down on plastic, resulting in the increased use of alternative materials which often have greater environmental consequences. 
How green is your Christmas tree?
How green is your Christmas tree?
By
Imogen Benson
| 13 December 2019 |
From rental to reuse, Resource explores how to choose a sustainable Christmas tree this year.
Geminor's export of crushed wood
News in Brief – 14/11/19
By
Imogen Benson
| 14 November 2019 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Reconomy, Geminor, DS Smith, Focus Games and Greenredeem.
An image of the beach waste collected by the Kik-Plastic challenge
Cycling challenge tackles plastic pollution
By
Imogen Benson
| 9 October 2019 |
Recycling company First Mile has partnered with the Kik-Plastic cycling challenge to undertake beach cleans along the UK coastline. 
A screenshot of the Elvis announcement video
Pembrokeshire announces switch to kerbside sort with Elvis parody
By
Tansy Dando and Imogen Benson
| 26 September 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council has announced its switch to a multi-stream recycling system via an Elvis parody music video.
An image of a rail of clothes
Londoners donate one million unworn garments to charity
By
Imogen Benson
| 24 September 2019 |
One million items of clothing have been donated to textile reuse charity TRAID since the start of its London campaign one year ago. 
Recycling is ‘in our own hands’ for national recycle week
Recycling is ‘in our own hands’ for national recycle week
By
Imogen Benson
| 23 September 2019 |
Inspired by this year’s surge in environmental activism, the 2019 Recycle Week, which will run from 23-29 September, is on a mission to encourage the public to recycle more of the right things more often.
Beddington Farmlands nature reserve
Viridor restores landfill site to grassland
By
Tansy Dando
| 4 September 2019 |
A landfill site in South London is being transformed into grassland by waste management company Viridor.
Box of discarded household appliances
Survey suggests UK prefers to replace electronics rather than repair
By
Tansy Dando
| 27 August 2019 |
A survey of 5,000 UK householders suggests thousands of tonnes of repairable appliances go to landfill each year as people don’t know what to do with them when they break.
Cartons of water
Single-use drinks containers: Plastic alternatives still harmful
By
| 7 August 2019 |
Cans, cartons, glass – a report from think tank Green Alliance reveals why single-use alternatives to plastic water bottles are not as eco-friendly as people think.
A bowl of olive oil
Oil’s well that ends well: How to dispose of cooking oil
By
Imogen Benson
| 1 August 2019 |
With used cooking oils and fats wreaking havoc down the drains, how should this greasy waste be properly disposed of?
Mixed plastic and card food packaging
Public wants ‘national standard’ for packaging recycling
By
| 16 July 2019 |
A majority of the British public wants all food packaging to be made 100 per cent recyclable anywhere in the country, according to a survey commissioned by WRAP and INCPEN.
Four boxes of meal prep
Over one third of ‘meal prep’ food wasted
By
Imogen Benson
| 5 July 2019 |
Research from food waste app Too Good To Go reveals that a third of ‘meal prep’ dishes are thrown away due to uncertainty over how long they can be kept for.
New plastic water bottles in a line
Single-use plastic bottles: councils should ‘set an example’
By
| 19 June 2019 |
On National Refill Day, Bristol City Council has announced the installation of eight new water fountains around the city to cut plastic bottle consumption. However, recent research by SodaStream found that only 28 per cent of councils are engaged with local plastic bottle waste initiatives.