Reuse

Volunteers and staff gathered for launch of Hammersmith Library of Things

Library of Things secures £20,000 Viridor funding for UK expansion

Library of Things (LoT) has secured £20,000 in funding from Viridor to support its national expansion, as part of Viridor’s £75,000 commitment to the UK’s reuse sector.

The funding establishes a new partnership between Viridor and LoT, enabling the not-for-profit to launch a ‘Sharing Library Incubator’ and ‘Seed Fund’ later this year. These initiatives aim to help communities establish their own sharing libraries in UK towns and cities.

SATCoL's Corporate Donations photoshoot

Retailers reduce clothes waste through SATCoL partnership programme

Collaboration allows brands to repurpose unwanted inventory of textiles, electronics and home goods to raise funds for charitable aims

Excavator demolishing a concrete building, managing construction waste

Building Prosperity: Circular construction opportunities could offer €363 billion

Ellen MacArthur Foundation report identifies optimised design and low-impact materials as key policies to reduce demand for virgin materials by 250 million tonnes

Jay Flynn opening Emmaus Department Store

Homelessness charity opens second-hand department store

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| 3 April 2025 |

Emmaus Preston transforms a former Debenhams site into a sustainable reuse shop

A box full of recovered vegetables and fruits from hypermarket waste

Waste intensity falling in EU, but member states advised to tighten regulation

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| 3 April 2025 |

The European Environment Agency report finds many countries overly reliant on voluntary measures and failing to utilise regulatory instruments to prevent rising waste volumes

Jeans with sewing equipment in pocket

London Textile Action Plan sets nine-point strategy for sustainable fashion

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| 2 April 2025 |

Cross-sector coalition unveils roadmap that outlines circular vision for capital’s £11 billion textile sector

Shirts on hangers

Niche clothing rental companies more likely to succeed

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| 1 April 2025 |

Research identifies why most fashion rental companies fail despite consumer interest, advocating for specialised services over general fashion renting businesses

Old Town of Tallinn, Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn becomes first European capital to seek zero waste certification

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| 27 March 2025 |

Estonian city joins Mission Zero Academy programme with ambitious waste reduction and recycling targets

Pile of phones including Nokia, ZTE, Samsung and Apple devices

Estimated 184.4 million electronic devices are unused in UK homes

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| 18 March 2025 |

Research from Virgin Media O2 suggests that nearly 80 per cent of people bin unwanted electronics despite potential financial and environmental benefits from recycling

Natalie Fee, Founder of City to Sea presenting at the Global Reuse Summit

Sector calls for five per cent EPR fee allocation to drive reuse

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| 14 March 2025 |

Packaging stakeholders urge UK government to match French model in funding transition from single-use options

Person using a sewing machine to sew fabrics

WRAP develops method for retailers to calculate footprint gain from textile repair and resale

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| 27 February 2025 |

New methodology aims to quantify environmental benefits from circular models like secondhand shopping and mending clothing reduce through their ‘displacement’ of new clothing production

Newbury Community Resource Centre

Government urged to prioritise reuse sector in Circular Economy Strategy

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| 20 February 2025 |

Reuse Network report calls for removal of regulatory barriers and increased support for reuse charities through credit schemes, regional hubs, and new partnerships

Laptops and computer screens lined up

Reuse can be a ‘catalyst for community transformation’ delivering £346M social value a year

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| 19 February 2025 |

Tech-Takeback report highlights the benefits of digital inclusion from reusing IT, as well as the broader value from the reuse sector

Hayley Hanigan, Tiny Explorers Founder, pitching for Dragons' Den

Baby equipment rental service secures £50K Dragons’ Den investment

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| 19 February 2025 |

Innovative leasing model that aims to reduce waste of early-years products such as travel cots gains high-profile investors

Small electrical items

UK discards two million tonnes of electrical items annually

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| 13 February 2025 |

SUEZ manifesto calls for seven-point government plan to boost repair and reuse economy

Fruit and veg in plastic bags

Cutting single-use plastic in shops emerges as top public priority

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| 12 February 2025 |

Hubbub study urges businesses and government to help households adopt sustainable living by providing clearer information and financial support

E-waste on conveyer belt at Royal Mint factory

How UNTHA shredders are helping turn e-waste into gold

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11 February 2025 |

Discover The Royal Mint’s cutting-edge facility – a complex, industry-first installation that has stopped the global WEEE recycling industry in its tracks

Borrow Cup

£1 deposit cup scheme launches across 40 Glasgow locations

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| 28 January 2025 |

Cross-brand initiative, Borrow Cup, aims to reduce 388 million annual disposable cups through reusable alternative

Apple iPhone being repaired

Green Alliance calls for ‘Right to Repair’ broken electrical equipment

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| 22 January 2025 |

Policy interventions are needed to incentivise device donation, with more reusable devices being discarded instead of donated

Donated bed

Reuse Network report declining trend in donation of products

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| 22 January 2025 |

Network calls for stronger collaboration as product donations drop by almost one million, despite the sector supporting 1.5 million households to gain essential items in 2024

Refill station

Two thirds of UK public want reuse and refill stations in supermarkets

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| 15 January 2025 |

New poll for GoUnpackaged of 2,000 UK adults outlines desire for retailers to combat single-use plastics

Container for recycled furniture

Recycling scheme redistributes furniture to support people facing homelessness

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| 7 January 2025 |

Birmingham City Council pilot stores and rehomes furniture left behind by council tenants

Scottish Parliament

Scottish Government sets out vision for circular economy transition to 2030

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| 20 December 2024 |

New roadmap outlines priority actions across waste reduction, recycling modernisation, and disposal to deliver circular economy legislation

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