Reuse

Hartcliffe Way RRC
£7m Bristol Reuse and Recycling Centre opens its doors

Today (21 June), marks the opening of a new Reuse and Recycling Centre on Hartcliffe Way, in South Bristol.

City to Sea and Ecosurety
World Refill Day: City to Sea and Ecosurety launch cup reuse scheme

The scheme aims to prevent the waste of a daily 250,000 single-use hot drink cups

The Fixing Factory in action
E-waste reuse project showcased as exemplar community initiative

The Fixing Factory repairs unwanted or broken tech, giving it to people without digital access

sustainable electronics
New campaign highlights need for more sustainable electronics
By
Amelia Kelly
| 9 May 2022 |
57 per cent of individuals worry about the environmental effect of unused tech but don’t know what to do with them
Reusable Nappy Week
Reusable Nappy Week focuses on ‘choose to reuse’
By
Amelia Kelly
| 27 April 2022 |
Campaign aims to inform parents and caregivers about the environmental benefits of reusable nappies
Reuse
Viridor and Reuse Network announce strategic partnership
By
Amelia Kelly
| 22 April 2022 |
The pair hope to support growth and fund training for ‘professional repairers’ in the reuse sector 
Incinerator
IPCC report calls for critical climate action to achieve 1.5C
By
Emma Love
| 6 April 2022 |
The body says that ‘all sectors’ have options to ‘at least halve emissions by 2030’
Construction
EMF launches circular buildings toolkit
By
Emma Love
| 15 March 2022 |
The resource aims to create ‘a global bank of knowledge’ for the industry
Baled plastic bottles
UN nations agree to ‘historic’ plastic pollution treaty
By
Alice Lang
| 2 March 2022 |
The agreement aims to curb waste and forge a legally binding agreement by 2024
Morrisons employee holds Podback collection bags
Morrisons launches partnership with Podback
By
Alice Lang
| 2 March 2022 |
The in-store coffee pod recycling programme will be a first for UK supermarkets
Plastic waste bales
Chemical recycling application should be ‘carefully’ considered, says WWF
By
Emma Love
| 9 February 2022 |
The NGO urges that technologies should be applied in line with circular economy principles
Ecosurety Exploration Fund Logo
Ecosurety Exploration Fund announces 2022 winners
By
Alice Lang
| 9 February 2022 |
Recipients were recognised for their ‘originality, viability and potential long-term wider impact’
Furniture reuse shop
COVID-19 sees reuse down 60 per cent
By
Emma Love
| 28 January 2022 |
The Reuse Network found that carbon savings and waste diversions also fell 2020-21 as a result
Ariel image of Plastipak Luxembourg site
Plastipak announces PET recycling expansion in Luxembourg
By
Alice Lang
| 26 January 2022 |
The expansion will see a 136 per cent increase in annual production capacity
Person placing waste in bin
Behaviour Change becomes subsidiary of WRAP
By
Alice Lang
| 26 January 2022 |
The two organisations have partnered to develop public behaviour interventions
FCC Environment reuse shop items
FCC Environment launches Reuse Strategy
By
Emma Love
| 12 January 2022 |
The report highlights the success of the company’s charity-run reuse shops
Incinerator
Incinerator bottom ash reuse ‘insidiously hazardous’, says Zero Waste Europe
By
Emma Love
| 12 January 2022 |
The group is calling for all ongoing usage to cease, labelling industry support ‘premature’
Christmas tree
How to waste less this Christmas
By
Emma Love
| 23 December 2021 |
Resource’s guide to reducing waste and recycling common festive items – trees, decorations, wrapping paper, and more.
Polyester recycling
New project to upscale polyester recycling technologies
By
Kai Malloy
| 14 December 2021 |
The Full Circle Textile Project is seeking investment into cellulosic processes
Lithium batteries
£500k funding for lithium-ion battery recycling process
By
Kai Malloy
| 13 December 2021 |
The CellMine procedure will see solvents being used to recover finite metals from cathodes
Plastic packaging
10 per cent decrease in plastic packaging across UK supermarkets
By
Kai Malloy
| 30 November 2021 |
The UK Plastics Pact has noted progress amongst its members in achieving targets
Wind turbine blades
£1.3m grant awarded to turbine blade recycling project
By
Kai Malloy
| 24 November 2021 |
Innovate UK funding will be invested into the £2m Aker Offshore Wind led scheme
Soft plastics
Morrisons to co-own soft plastics recycling plant
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 November 2021 |
The processing facility will be co-owned and constructed by Yes Recycling