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The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Battery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cells

New recycling method offers environmentally friendly way to deal with increasing e-waste from old smartphones and electric cars

The Independent UK

Council expected to drop plans for four-weekly black bin collections

Bristol Council had launched a consultation which included the option of switching to monthly bin collections to save money and boost recycling

Evening Standard

Director faults firefighters over toxic recycling blaze

A former company director once responsible for processing 60 per cent of Victoria's recyclable waste has partly blamed firefighters for a major toxic blaze.

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How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in detritus

The Independent UK

4 trends in sustainable design, and how you can adopt them

How designers are radically reshaping sustainability

Creative Bloq

‘Every yellow lid is like a box of chocolates’: the Sydney retirees fossicking in bins to pay the bills

Early mornings, razor-like broken window panes, private property restrictions and territorial fellow recycling collectors – it’s all in a day’s work for a growing cohort of elderly Australians

The Guardian - AU

How to use cardboard in your garden: 6 ways to help plants, from enriching soil to preventing weeds

Our team of experts explain how to use cardboard in the garden to nurture your plants and soil

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Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and “disgustingly dissolves in your mouth”, he was widely criticised for setting back efforts to reduce plastic pollution. But many alternatives designed to help phase out single-use plastics don’t really solve…

The Conversation

Nose-to-tail mining: how making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis

Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend – 12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year – making it the most-used solid material by humans.

The Conversation

Join the Sustainable Beauty Coalition for 'The Great British Beauty Clean Up'

Every product counts—start collecting now

Marie Claire

Waste Wars by Alexander Clapp review – the filthy truth about trash

A globe-spanning study of the waste industry reveals how wealthy nations dump their garbage on the poor while the rate at which we produce near-indestructible rubbish only increases

The Guardian - UK

Unions call for £200m from government to keep two Scunthorpe steel furnaces open

Exclusive: They say the support for British Steel’s transition to electric replacement is needed to prevent immediate job losses

The Guardian - UK

Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over

Poor people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot showers.

The Conversation

Kate Forbes to demand UK Government repeals 'anti-devolution' Internal Market Act

KATE Forbes will call on the UK Government to repeal the Internal Market Act today. A The legislation, which is designed to ensure smooth trade…

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Evening Standard

Trump’s steel tariffs would damage UK and US, says Business Secretary

Jonathan Reynolds has set out a package worth up to £2.5 billion to support the steel industry.

Al Jazeera

‘No exemptions, no exceptions’: Trump slaps 25% tariffs on steel, aluminium

US president says measures are a response to domestic industry being ‘pummelled by both friend and foe alike’.

The Guardian - US

Mexico authorities order factory cleanup after Guardian toxic waste investigation

Inquiry uncovered health problems in neighborhood near Monterrey-area plant that processes US hazardous waste

The Conversation

Taking the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’: we worked out how to destroy the PFAS in batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are part of everyday life. They power small rechargeable devices such as mobile phones and laptops. They enable electric vehicles. And larger versions store excess renewable energy for later use, supporting the clean energy transition.

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Monthly bin collection backlash grows as Environment Secretary Steve Reed says he wouldn't be happy

The Cabinet minister suggested residents could vote out councils switching to monthly bin collections

The Guardian - UK

Tax on UK incinerators may push councils to send more waste to landfill

Government scheme to penalise pollution from burning rubbish won’t ensure more is recycled, consultants warn

The Guardian - UK

‘People want clothes that match their values’: sustainability takes centre stage at Nairobi fashion week

As the dumping of textile waste continues in African countries, designers are making a feature of reusing and recycling – from flea markets, landfill or upcyled curtains

The Independent UK

Mexican startup tackles plastic waste by converting it to fuel

A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels

The Guardian - UK

Testing your seeds now will save you time, effort and waste in your garden come spring

If, like me, you store seeds for future planting, it’s worth checking they will germinate. Luckily, the process is simple

The Guardian - UK

Rick Seccombe obituary

Other Lives: Bookseller and community activist committed to working collaboratively to bring about change

The Conversation

You don’t have to be a net zero hero – how focus on personal climate action can distract from systemic problems

Campaigns and social media often encourage people to make eco-friendly choices like using less plastic or driving less. While these actions are important, focusing so much on what people do can distract from the much larger role that businesses and governments play in causing and solving environmental problems.

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