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Defra Simpler Recycling
What is Defra’s new ‘Simpler Recycling’?

In an announcement shared with subscribers to Defra’s newsletter, Coffey reassured that the legislation will be ‘outlined shortly’ – despite Sunak scrapping ‘plans for households to have seven recycling bins’.

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Government scraps 'seven bins' for 'Simpler Recycling'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the Conservative Party will scrap ‘plans for households to have seven recycling bins’ during a press conference on net zero

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Should you put tea bags in your food waste bin?
Should you put tea bags in your food waste bin?
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Jack Randall
| 25 August 2023 |
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As the industry continues to transition from plastics to bioplastics, the answer to whether or not tea bags can go in the food waste bin is not so simple
Router recycling for the circular economy
BT is establishing a circular economy through router recycling
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Savannah Coombe
| 18 August 2023 |
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Since 2020, BT has operated a router recycling and return scheme that aims to keep old routers in a circular economy – while also having major financial benefits
James Cropper Coffee Cup Recycling
Partnership to process waste plastic as part of coffee cup recycling scheme
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Jack Randall
| 17 August 2023 |
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James Cropper has partnered with Cumbria Waste and New Horizon Plastics to recycle plastics as part of their coffee cup recycling scheme
 What should you do with plastic bottle caps?
Solutions for recycling plastic bottle caps
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Kate Nicholson
| 14 August 2023 |
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Governments and manufacturers around the world are looking at providing further clarity and simplicity to the process of recycling plastic bottle caps
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England’s falling material footprint linked to socioeconomics rather than circularity
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| 9 August 2023 |
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The material footprint figure in England now sits at 783 million tonnes
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DS Smith partners with Eat Happy to develop fully recyclable packaging for sushi
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| 9 August 2023 |
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The recyclable packaging is anticipated to prevent 1,250 tonnes of plastic waste each year
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Earth Overshoot Day: Over 80 per cent of Britons want plastic phased out
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| 2 August 2023 |
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The overshoot date can be pushed back considerably by reducing plastic waste
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Sustainable aviation fuel: Can waste help the industry reach ‘jet zero’?
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| 1 August 2023 |
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Using waste to create sustainable aviation fuel has been touted as one of the crucial strategies towards reducing emissions within the aviation industry
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ZWE calls for EU textile waste reduction targets
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| 27 July 2023 |
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The report from Zero Waste Europe criticises the lack of legally-binding targets within the revisions of the EU’s Waste Framework Directive to prevent textiles waste and decarbonise the sector
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| 25 July 2023 |
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PSH Environmental Ltd has revealed an EfW project using new recycling technology that is exclusively solar-powered
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Waste reforms branded ‘unachievable’ by government report
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| 25 July 2023 |
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The report claims that issues with the schedule and budget of the waste reforms do not currently appear to be manageable or resolvable
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The Furniture Recycling Group announces alternative to mattress recycling
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Jack Randall
| 19 July 2023 |
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The Furniture Recycling Group has announced the launch of a new mattress recycling service that will allow lightly-used mattresses to be sanitised and resold 
Digital deposit return scheme Ocado Polytag
Polytag and Ocado trial digital deposit return scheme
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Savannah Coombe
| 14 July 2023 |
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The partnership hopes to improve recycling rates of milk cartons and test the viability of such a scheme on a larger-scale
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New EU batteries regulation step towards ‘climate-neutrality’
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Jack Randall
| 12 July 2023 |
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Industry association RECHARGE says it will support policymakers in shaping secondary acts of  legislation, seeking to make batteries more sustainable at every point in the supply chain
Polystyrene blocks
Polystyrene recycling made into food grade packaging
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Jack Randall
| 11 July 2023 |
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The deal will provide a new facility capable of processing 40,000 tonnes of polystyrene waste per year
New balls please: what happens to the 300 million tennis balls discarded every year?
New balls please: what happens to the one billion tennis balls used each year?
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Jennifer McDowall
| 10 July 2023 |
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This week sees the end of The Wimbledon Championship, but what happens to all those used tennis balls once the tournament is over?
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Trialling digital deposit return schemes: A solution for glass?
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| 10 July 2023 |
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The world-first full town trial of a digital deposit return scheme includes major UK retailers like Morrisons, Aldi and Co-op
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Defra's 'culture of delay' in spotlight after National Audit Office report
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Savannah Coombe
| 30 June 2023 |
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Damning NAO report highlights Government’s lack of meaningful progress since publishing Resources and Waste Strategy
Extension of Open Standard will help packaging innovation, such as cataloguing materials in drinks cartons
Packaging innovation: Open Data Standard expanded to cover more materials
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Charles Newman
| 23 June 2023 |
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Open 3P initiative to improve packaging sustainability, by developing consistent methodology for classifying, reporting and sharing data extended to glass, metals, paper, fibre-based composites and wood.
Safe disposal of vapes - campaign poster
"Bincident" warning: Uncertainty over disposal of flammable items raises fire risks
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Charles Newman
| 21 June 2023 |
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ESA launches awareness campaign on back of YouGov poll that highlights public's lack of understanding in how to safely deal with waste vapes, gas canisters, lighter fuel 
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