Kate joined Resource Media in September 2017 as an Editorial Assistant after completing a degree in English literature at the University of Bristol, before progressing to Deputy Editor in summer 2018. Away from Resource, she moonlights as an illustrator and designer.
Plastic straws, drinks stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds will be banned in England from April 2020, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced.
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.
Dumped and burned rubbish, especially plastic waste, is responsible for the death of one person every 30 seconds in low-income countries, according to a report from disaster relief charity Tearfund.
Somerset Waste Partnership has announced SUEZ recycling and recovery UK as the preferred bidder for its new Recycle More contract, which aims to boost the county’s recycling rates.
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.
Councillors in Swansea have rejected a planning application by waste management company Biffa for a new energy-from-waste facility after a campaign by local residents.
