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North London community fund awards £168,111 to waste prevention projects

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EU requires ‘systemic shift’ for its Textiles Strategy to tackle rising consumption
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Beth Jones
| 26 March 2025 |
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The clothing, footwear, and household fabrics industries are the fifth largest consumer of raw materials, water and land, and produced over 159 million tonnes of CO2 in 2022
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Courtauld Commitment rebrands as UK Food and Drink Pact
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28 February 2025 |
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WRAP renames flagship food sustainability programme to align with global initiatives and strengthen sector recognition
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Cutting single-use plastic in shops emerges as top public priority
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Beth Jones
| 12 February 2025 |
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Hubbub study urges businesses and government to help households adopt sustainable living by providing clearer information and financial support
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Liverpool community groups offered £165,000 for waste reduction projects
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10 February 2025 |
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Zero Waste Community Fund opens applications for projects targeting priority materials including WEEE and textiles
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Food and plastics networks unite in global effort to cut waste
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Charles Newman
| 24 January 2025 |
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Representatives from 15 countries gather in Mexico to accelerate action on food and plastic waste reduction
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ZWS launches plan to tackle Scotland's overconsumption crisis
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| 8 November 2024 |
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Zero Waste Scotland's Corporate Plan 2024-2030 aims to rewire economy which currently consumes resources at three times sustainable levels
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FDF outlines Ambition 2030 sustainability strategy
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Beth Jones
| 25 October 2024 |
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Food and drink manufacturing sector to aim for net zero emissions, nature restoration, sustainable commodities, food waste reduction, and packaging recycling system
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Green Alliance report urges Government to adopt multiple metrics to tackle consumption
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Charles Newman
| 24 June 2024 |
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Environmental think tank recommends a suite of indicators, including material footprint, to direct comprehensive policy change for reducing the UK's environmental impact
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Royal Mail reduces waste by 2,000 tonnes a year with reusable trolley sleeves
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20 June 2024 |
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The company exceeded its waste reduction target by replacing single-use cardboard trolley sleeves with durable, recyclable versions designed and manufactured in-house.
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Clothing brands commit to ‘The Fashion Remodel’ to develop circular economy
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Charles Newman
| 21 May 2024 |
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Leading fashion brands join forces with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to transform the industry by scaling circular business models and decoupling revenue from production
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Call for Europe to adopt new Materials Framework Directive
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Charles Newman
| 28 March 2024 |
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Eunomia report outlines strategies for the EU to adjust its material and waste management laws that will help meet targets to limit global warming to under 1.5°C
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International Day of Zero Waste promotes switch to circular economy
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| 28 March 2024 |
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With the cost of managing waste expected to rise by half within a generation, the UN hopes 30th March will highlight the benefit of reduction programmes
Europe unlikely to meet 2030 circular economy targets
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| 26 March 2024 |
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EEA report says binding policies, rigorous monitoring and greater government support are needed to help Europe’s shift to a circular economy 
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Open letter from UK companies demands mandatory food waste reporting
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Becky Goodall
| 19 March 2024 |
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Too Good To Go, a leading anti-food waste organisation, has spearheaded a coalition comprising over 30 companies from the UK's food, retail, and manufacturing sectors to issue an open letter calling for mandatory public food waste reporting. 
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£50k initiative to assess barriers to bio-based materials
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Bella Zanin
| 13 March 2024 |
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Bioeconomy experts will investigate how to speed up the development and adoption of bio-based plastics and chemicals, in bid to reduce the UK’s reliance on fossil resources.
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Draft legislation on the ban of disposable vapes published
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| 12 March 2024 |
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New regulations, intended to crack down on youth vaping, mean individuals supplying single-use vapes could be hit with £200 fine.
EU legislators strike deal to tackle packaging waste
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Charles Newman
| 5 March 2024 |
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The European Council and Parliament provisionally have agreed to update rules for recycling and reuse of packaging.
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Keep Britain Tidy reframes waste hierarchy to encourage circular economy behaviours
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Charles Newman
| 29 February 2024 |
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New approach accompanies publication of KBT’s ‘A Guide to Improve Public Understanding of Waste Prevention’
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Tesco rolls out UK’s first tubeless kitchen foil
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Bella Zanin
| 20 February 2024 |
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Supermarket chain claims the move will save 330 tonnes of cardboard waste per year
Compostable Coalition UK releases successful compostable packaging consumer trial
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| 15 February 2024 |
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The trial reported a five-fold increase in consumers disposing of compostable packaging in their food waste bins.
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