Reuse

CityToSea campaigners stood in a park holding banners to promote World Reuse Day

City to Sea closes after 10 years of plastic pollution campaigns

Environmental charity City to Sea has announced it will close operations this month after a decade of campaigning against plastic pollution. The Bristol-based organisation cited funding challenges and competitive grant environment as driving factors behind the decision to shut down.

Huw Irranca-Davies holding a glass bottle

Wales launches reuse-focused deposit return scheme consultation

Stakeholders asked for views on proposed reuse targets for 2031-2040 and phased glass inclusion with zero deposit transition approach

Resource Futures team in front of the Fixy Project van

Resource Futures community programmes deliver £3.8m in household savings

B Corp sustainability consultancy's networks diverted 1,192 tonnes from disposal whilst creating 150 employment opportunities

Hanging rail of used t-shirts of different colour

T-shirt price fails to predict garment durability

By Resource |

28 July 2025 |

New research reveals most expensive shirt tested outperformed by one 30th its price

Close-up of coffee machine being repaired

Consumer appetite for repair means businesses are 'leaving money on the table'

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Maisie Stephens

| 18 July 2025 |

According to WRAP research consumers are willing to pay around 20 per cent of a product's original price for a repair

Major grocery retailers collectively commit to introducing reusable packaging

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Olivia Loughran

| 15 July 2025 |

WRAP and Governments facilitating the pledge to develop interoperable system for replacing single-use plastics

North London sets zero landfill target and food waste reduction goals by 2040

By Resource |

1 July 2025 |

Seven boroughs commit to halving avoidable food waste and doubling recycling centre reuse rates

Repair Cafe

UK businesses can create up to 470,000 jobs with circular models

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| 25 June 2025 |

Green Alliance study highlights that investment in circularity, with proper incentivisation, has potential to raise profits and support employment

Close-up of a person repairing a motherboard

Environment APPG calls for consumer ‘right to repair’

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Maisie Stephens

| 17 June 2025 |

Parliamentary group’s first report appeals for ‘immediate action’ to support a Circular Economy Strategy

Hands of shop assistant serving customer in package-free store using reusable containers

World Refill Day challenge targets single-use plastics

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| 16 June 2025 |

Five-day challenge issued by City to Sea’s Refill Return campaign asks shoppers to switch behaviour and adopt reusable containers

Andrew Gomarsall MBE, Executive Director of n2s and founding partner of Bioscope Technologies

Unlocking UK resilience through material recovery

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Andrew Gomarsall MBE, Executive Director of n2s and founding partner of Bioscope Technologies

| 12 June 2025 |

Andrew Gomarsall explores strategic investments needed to double UK's circularity rate

Landfill site

ESA outlines vision for UK circular economy by 2040

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| 5 June 2025 |

Trade body representing waste management companies presents a five-pronged framework to reduce waste, maximise recyclability, increase participation, improve infrastructure, and prevent crime

Pile of discarded, used textiles in bin

WRAP warns of looming collapse in UK used textiles sector

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| 21 May 2025 |

Environmental NGO warns that unsustainable losses could place a £64 million burden on local authorities, charities, and consumers if struggling industry fails

Charlie Eddisford Communities Lead at Resource Futures

£1.5m funding creates community repair and reuse hubs in Devon libraries

By Resource |

19 May 2025 |

Libraries Unlimited partners with grassroots groups to transform libraries into circular economy action centres

Refill station in Aldi

UK supermarkets showcase commercially viable refill stations

By

| 1 May 2025 |

Reusable packaging trial achieves up to 56 per cent sales share in Aldi stores and 86 per cent return rates through Ocado deliveries

Wind turbine refurbishment

Circular wind farms offer a path to meeting UK clean energy targets

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| 1 May 2025 |

Metal recycler EMR is investing in specialist recycling of wind turbines, as the first wave built to earn Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) start to reach end-of-life

Apple iPhone being repaired

New data-led approach shows how electronics reuse cuts emissions

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| 29 April 2025 |

Methodology produced by consortium working with German telecoms industry operators including Vodafone, highlights real world impact of reusing smartphones and laptops

Volunteers and staff gathered for launch of Hammersmith Library of Things

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

By Resource |

14 April 2025 |

Not-for-profit to launch national incubator programme helping communities establish borrowing hubs across the country

SATCoL's Corporate Donations photoshoot

Retailers reduce clothes waste through SATCoL partnership programme

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| 9 April 2025 |

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

By

| 9 April 2025 |

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

By

| 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

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