Cumbria-based organic skincare company Pure Lakes is offering customers the option to refill their existing jars, tins and bottles rather than buying new.
A group of seven environmental NGOs have sent an open letter to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) raising concern over the use of the term ‘single-use’ in a Coca-Cola advertising campaign.
Tesco has announced that it will be replacing its plastic-wrapped multipacks of tinned food with permanent multibuys to reduce plastic waste, removing 350 tonnes of plastic from its products.
A new report from Dutch social enterprise Circle Economy has revealed that the global economy is consuming a record 100 billion tonnes of materials a year, while the reuse of resources has gone into reverse.
The Welsh Government has published its new circular economy strategy, setting out the progress needed to reach zero waste, carbon neutrality and a 100 per cent recycling rate by 2050.
Paul Vanston, CEO of the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN), calls on the resources and waste industry to be bold in its actions to combat climate change and advance the circular economy in 2020.
The European Commission’s European Green Deal includes proposals to introduce an EU-wide model for the separate collection of waste and rules on minimum recycled content, promising a step change in the EU’s approach to resources and waste.
Local authorities across the UK are declaring Climate Emergencies, committing to reducing their carbon emissions to net zero. But how can their waste management contribute to that aim? Imogen Benson reports.
CAG Oxfordshire (Community Action Groups Oxfordshire) is to become a community benefit society from December 2019, going it alone 18 years after it was set up.
Environmental compliance scheme Ecosurety has launched a £1 million fund to support projects tackling the environmental impacts of packaging, batteries or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
The Green Party has included a number of policies related to waste and resources in its election manifesto, such as extending repair services and promoting the sharing economy.
The Scottish Government has revealed measures for its upcoming Circular Economy Bill and will now invite responses to a consultation to gather public feedback on the proposals.
City to Sea has announced that the Refill movement, which encourages people to use a refillable water bottle, is launching a new pilot with retailers including Costa Coffee, Morrisons and LEON that will show consumers where they can refill their coffee cups and lunch boxes.
A new report from Zero Waste Scotland suggests that selling disposable coffee cups separately encourages more consumers to make the switch to a keep cup than offering discounts for reusable cups.
A new recycling scheme at the University of Sussex aims to repurpose second-hand duvets for a range of uses, including as children’s car seat interiors and to cover floor surfaces in horse riding arenas.
With the help of online reuse platform Warp It, the Royal Free London has saved £242,681 in 19 months, winning the Reuse category of the NHS Sustainability Awards.
