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Mixed plastic and card food packaging

Public wants ‘national standard’ for packaging recycling

The British public wants all food packaging to be made 100 per cent recyclable anywhere in the country, according to a survey of over 6,000 people published today (16 July).

Four boxes of meal prep

Over one third of ‘meal prep’ food wasted

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’

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.

Local residents get involved in a beach clean in Snowdonia

Seeds of change: Zero waste communities in Wales

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| 14 June 2019 |

As we journey toward zero waste, the challenge becomes more about capturing hearts and minds. Kate Dickinson talks to grassroots groups in Wales that have created a blueprint for others to follow.

Crushed and baled aluminium cans

Aluminium can recycling boost announced at Resourcing the Future

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| 14 June 2019 |

Three out of four aluminium cans were recycled in the UK in 2018, Rick Hindley of Alupro announced at the Resourcing the Future conference this week.

WRAP targets overbuying food in new campaign

WRAP targets overbuying food in new campaign

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| 10 June 2019 |

WRAP has launched a new campaign to prevent unintentional food waste from people buying more than they need.

Smoke from a waste fire

Fire prevention plan guidance published for residual waste sites

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| 7 June 2019 |

The RDF Industry Group has published sector-specific advice for the RDF and residual waste industry on how to develop fire prevention plans.

Image of a jumble of mixed plastic packaging

Citizens confused by ambiguous recycling information, says study

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| 24 May 2019 |

Consumers want clear recycling information on the front of plastic packaging to reduce confusion, according to a new study by plastics recycling charity RECOUP.

An image of wild sea mussels, which could be used to filter microplastics out of the water

Mussel filters and fungus recycling: Five projects win £1m to tackle plastic waste

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| 20 May 2019 |

From ‘ghost fishing net’ trackers to fungus-based ‘bio-recycling’, five innovative projects have won funding from Plan Plastic, an initiative from Waitrose & Partners and Hubbub.

A recycling reward machine in Leeds

Leeds collects 600k coffee cups in ‘on the go’ recycling project

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| 10 May 2019 |

On-the-go recycling campaigns will be launched in Swansea and Edinburgh after a trailblazing project in Leeds, led by charity Hubbub, has reported strong results.

The beach hut in Brighton at the launch of the WasteAid appeal

Government to match donations to WasteAid appeal

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| 2 May 2019 |

Until 31 July, the UK Government will be matching public donations up to £2 million to help communities in low-income countries manage their waste.

Information booklets on reusable nappies

New bill aims to make single-use nappies history

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| 28 March 2019 |

The Nappy (Environmental Standards) Bill has been launched in Parliament designed to promote the use of reusable nappies.

Clothing on hangers in a charity shop

London tackles fast fashion waste

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| 20 March 2019 |

Londoners have saved over 750,000 items of clothing from landfill in six months through textile reuse charity TRAID.

Education is key on Global Recycling Day 2019

Education is key on Global Recycling Day 2019

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| 18 March 2019 |

With global resource use predicted to double by 2060 if trends continue, Global Recycling Day is aiming to shine a light on the power of education to change public attitudes towards recycling and consumption.

Bristol residents challenged to achieve zero waste

Bristol residents challenged to achieve zero waste

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| 12 March 2019 |

The council-owned Bristol Waste Company has launched its #WasteNothing Challenge, asking 50 households to track their waste and recycling for a year.

Hot 100 2019 winner Cat Fletcher

Hot 100 2019: Reuse champion Cat Fletcher named as 2019’s Legend of Waste

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| 7 March 2019 |

The top 10 in Resource’s annual list of influencers, the Hot 100, has been announced, with Cat Fletcher, Reuse Manager at Brighton and Hove City Council and co-founder of reuse network Freegle, taking the top spot.

Hubbub to expand UK’s Community Fridge Network

Hubbub to expand UK’s Community Fridge Network

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6 March 2019 |

The number of food waste-banishing Community Fridges around the UK is set to double to 100 with National Lottery funding.

Liverpool charities promote reuse and recycling

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| 5 March 2019 |

Reuse and recycling charities in Liverpool are boosting their communities with projects to keep electricals, textiles and other waste out of landfill.

A disposable coffee cup in a bin

Businesses join forces to tackle Scotland’s coffee cup waste

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| 15 February 2019 |

Some of the UK’s biggest disposable coffee cup retailers, recyclers and producers, including Frugalpac, have teamed up for the Cup Movement, a new recycling and reduction scheme in Scotland.

Bricks and wood waste at a construction site

ZWS launches initiative to reduce construction waste

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| 14 February 2019 |

Zero Waste Scotland and Construction Scotland Innovation Centre have teamed up to tackle the huge amounts of waste coming from the construction industry.

Second hand furniture in a reuse shop

Local authorities in Wales champion reuse

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| 4 February 2019 |

All Welsh councils now share information about reuse with their residents after a campaign by CIWM Cymru and Fly-tipping Action Wales.

Waitrose offers £1m for plastic waste reduction projects

Waitrose offers £1m for plastic waste reduction projects

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| 28 January 2019 |

A £1-million fund is on offer from Waitrose & Partners, with support from behaviour change charity Hubbub, for projects aiming to reduce plastic pollution.

Tesco and Jamie Oliver launch cookery school for food leftovers

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| 27 January 2019 |

Community cooks will receive lessons in how to best use surplus food from retailers as part of a new training programme from Tesco and food redistribution charity FareShare.

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