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Welsh recycling bins
Welsh Government commits to future in ‘Beyond Recycling’ report

The Welsh Government has unveiled its ‘Beyond recycling’ strategy today (2 March), aimed at making the circular economy a reality in Wales.

Clothing in a shop
WRAP guide aims to increase clothes recycling post-lockdown

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is targeting textiles recycling with its recently published guidance on retailer-led collection schemes for old clothes

Houses of Parliament
MPs look to green sector for post-Covid recovery

The Environmental Audit Committee calls for green job creation and net-zero commitments to be put at the centre of the UK’s economic recovery

Beverage containers
MPs begin inquiry into future DRS
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Patrick Jowett
| 16 February 2021 |
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The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into introducing deposit return schemes in England
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Stockport Council to tackle digital exclusion with device loan scheme
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Lidia Creech
| 3 February 2021 |
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The Council is partnering with organisations Digiknow Alliance, Renewal North West and Amshire IT Support to bring free digital devices to digitally excluded citizens
Edmonton EcoPark, London
Heat supply partnership to increase low carbon heating in Enfield
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Patrick Jowett
| 25 January 2021 |
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Thousands of homes to be supplied with low carbon heating using energy from local ERW facility
Plastic crates
Reusable packaging up to 85 per cent more climate-friendly than single-use, says report
By
Emma Love
| 10 December 2020 |
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Independent analysis has identified key measures to further the environmental sustainability of reusable packaging
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Consumers want to recycle, but need more education, survey reveals
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Emma Love
| 9 December 2020 |
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A survey of 13,793 people in 14 European countries has illuminated major barriers to recycling, with Every Can Counts calling for better recycling infrastructure and more education for consumers.
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WRAP releases guide to promote a sustainable Christmas
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Patrick Jowett
| 2 December 2020 |
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WRAP has published a suite of information across its citizens campaigns to help the UK have a more sustainable Christmas
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Food redistribution partnership to provide 100,000 meals to vulnerable people
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Patrick Jowett
| 30 November 2020 |
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FareShare joins forces with FIGHT in a campaign set to increase the number of meals available to vulnerable people across the UK.
Recycling in a bin
Northern Ireland’s recycling rate increases to over 50 per cent
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Lidia Creech
| 27 November 2020 |
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The latest figures from DAERA reveal that over 50 per cent of the 998,985 tonnes of local authority collected waste in 2019/20 was sent for recycling
Kerbside recycling collection in Wales
Wales exceeds 64 per cent recycling target for 2019/20
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Lidia Creech
| 27 November 2020 |
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Wales remains in first place for recycling rates, according to the Government’s latest waste statistics
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UK worst offender for illegal e-waste exports, says EAC
By
Lidia Creech
| 26 November 2020 |
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Report by the parliamentary committee highlights poor practice in how the WEEE is managed, as well as failings in the current regulatory framework
EWWR 2020 logo
European Week of Waste Reduction launches for 12th year
By Resource |
20 November 2020 |
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The week will run from 21-29 November and entail a range of awareness-raising events
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XR calls for Prime Minister to decarbonise waste sector
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Lidia Creech
| 16 November 2020 |
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Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has joined a coalition calling on the Government to decarbonise the waste sector, highlighting ways in which the UK could reduce its reliance on energy-from-waste and meet its net-zero target of 2050.
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£22.5 million funding announced for new circular economy research centres
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Emma Love
| 11 November 2020 |
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The government has announced the funding of five new research centres, which will explore how major UK industries can become more circular.
Clothing in a shop
UK businesses must commit to decarbonising fashion industry, says WRAP
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Lidia Creech
| 10 November 2020 |
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With over half of the UK public agreeing that sustainability is a key factor in choosing the clothes they wear, WRAP has urged UK businesses to demonstrate their commitment to tackling the carbon footprint of producing clothes by joining Textiles 2030.
Front cover of 'Circular economy and the Covid-19 recovery' report
Ellen MacArthur Foundation report highlights key investment opportunities
By
Lidia Creech
| 2 November 2020 |
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A new report by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation advises on how to pave the way for a low-carbon recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Unilever's refill machines in ASDA's Middleton store
Unilever announces launch of new refill partnership with Asda
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Emma Love
| 21 October 2020 |
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Unilever yesterday (20 October) announced the launch of a refill trial, as part of the opening of Asda’s first ‘sustainability store’.
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Reuse charity Wastesavers announces new shops across South East Wales
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Emma Love
| 14 October 2020 |
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Bucking the current trend of retail closures, reuse charity Wastesavers has announced the imminent opening of three new shops.
Chatham House
Paper calls for a circular and resilient Covid-19 recovery in Latin America
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Fiona Binns
| 29 September 2020 |
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Latin America and the Caribbean must reconsider its economic model in order to fight the long-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new research paper by Chatham House.
Edward Kosior of Nextek
Recycling is not sorted
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Edward Kosior
| 29 September 2020 |
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Professor Edward Kosior, Managing Director of Nextek, argues the importance of shifting industry focus onto how sorted waste can be properly re-used.
Recycle Week 2020
‘Together We Recycle’ themed Recycle Week 2020 begins
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Fiona Binns
| 21 September 2020 |
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This year, Recycle Week 2020 (21-27 September) will celebrate the British public’s commitment to recycling during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, with research showing that nearly nine in ten households ‘regularly recycle’.
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