UK food technology company It’s Fresh! has signed an agreement with the Ecuadorian banana association, ACORBANEC, to increase the uptake of its food waste reduction technology in Ecuador's banana industry.
Toast Ale, the beer made from discarded bread, is crowdfunding to launch its craft beer in 330-millilitre cans as part of a wider refresh of its brand identity.
A new £40-million research facility that will include the first experimental glass furnace is set to be built in St Helens to boost innovation in the glass manufacturing sector.
Members of the UK Plastics Pact have committed to removing eight problematic or unnecessary single-use plastic items from shelves by the end of 2020 and have identified a further 19 items to take action against by 2025, though campaigners say the industry’s approach is “inadequate”.
Portland, Oregon, is a regular feature at the top of American and worldwide green city lists, but how are the residents of the city driving sustainability?
A new website has been launched by Zero Waste Scotland to provide businesses across Scotland with the tools they need to switch to circular economy business models.
Glasgow-based Revive Eco wants to make coffee “the world’s first sustainable commodity” by extracting versatile oils from used coffee grounds. We spoke to co-founder Fergus Moore to find out more.
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.
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.
In a world first, key global stakeholders including Nestlé and PepsiCo are backing new enzymatic technology in a bid to boost the recyclability of PET plastic products.
Technology company Bühler UK Ltd and litter collection tool company The Helping Hand Company have been awarded Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in the fields of Innovation and International Trade.
Diageo, parent company of Guinness, Harp and Smithwick’s beers, has pledged to remove plastic rings from its multipacks of cans as part of a drive to reduce plastic waste.
Waste management company Biffa has announced a three-year partnership with UK-based charity WasteAid, which will see the company support WasteAid financially and share its expertise with communities in low-income countries to improve the management of waste.
Five companies have scooped a share of €1 million from H&M’s Global Change Award 2019, which supports businesses reducing textile waste or making clothing more sustainable.
George Monbiot is leading calls for Natural Climate Solutions to combat climate change through the restoration of natural ecosystems in order to draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and central Scotland will each play host to Hubbub’s new boat made from 99 per cent recycled plastic, in order to raise awareness of growing levels of plastic pollution in the country’s waterways.
The HERU (Home Energy Resource Unit), a new domestic waste disposal appliance found to be less impactful in terms of CO2 emissions than more traditional waste collection methods by environmental consultants Ricardo Energy and Environment, has gone out for technical trials this month.
