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Leaders unite to extinguish disposed battery fires

Environment ministers across Australia have resolved to prioritise work to stop lithium-ion batteries ending up in landfills and sparking dangerous fires.

AAP

So long plastic air pillows: Amazon shifting to recycled paper filling for packages in North America

Amazon is moving from putting plastic air pillows in its packages in North America to using recycled paper filling instead, a move that’s more environmentally friendly and is said to secure items in boxes just the same, if not better

The Independent UK

How the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu drastically cut plastic pollution

With lagoons once choked by rubbish, pressure from the appalled community led the government to ban certain single-use products

The Guardian - UK

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New Government must reverse the shocking decline in recycling rates

The UK ranks 25th out of 30 European nations for paper and cardboard recycling

Evening Standard

Waste firm starts legal action against Scottish Government for £55 million

BIFFA has started legal action to recover £55 million from the Scottish Government after plans for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) fell through…

The National (Scotland)

Coldplay’s vinyl copies of new album Moon Music will be made from recycled plastic bottles

Band say decision will reduce their carbon emissions by 85 per cent

The Independent UK

Coldplay: vinyl copies of new album Moon Music will be made from old plastic bottles

Band say carbon emissions for vinyl production will be reduced by 85% thanks to new method, as they announce 10th studio album

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How to safely dispose or recycle your vapes, after electronic cigarettes cause lorry fire in Wales

Fire chiefs in Powys say ‘several disposable vapes seemed to have been crushed and damaged, which would have sparked and ignited the rest of the rubbish within the lorry’

Evening Standard

Tata claims steelmaking in south Wales at risk if £500m subsidy is delayed

Shadow business secretary calls on Indian company to restart talks with potential Labour government

The Guardian - UK

Here's when to replace the most important home appliances

Whether your fridge is on the fritz or your mattress has given up the ghost, here’s when key home items need replacing

Evening Standard

NHS board boosts clinical waste recycling in bid to save £150,000 a year

NHS Grampian hopes to save £150,000 per year by recycling more clinical waste ...

The National (Scotland)

As the need for copper rises, cable manufacturers recycle more

In an industrial suburb of Montreal, sheets of copper move along a conveyor belt suspended four stories above the floor of a foundry — a metals plant — until they drop into a lava-hot furnace

The Independent UK

Waste recovery business seeks to expand operations by 400 per cent

Kurri waste plant would go from 90,000 tonnes to 450,000 tonnes.

Newcastle Herald

Best sustainable swimwear brands: Hunza G, OAS and more

Luxury labels that don’t cost the earth

Evening Standard

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OPINION - Why do plastic bottles have such annoying caps now? I hate them

It may seem innocuous, and is no doubt unintentional, but the EU has introduced a policy which has quietly ruined plastic bottles. As part of their effort to drive down single use plastic waste, drinks bottles will come with attached lids. “Tethered caps”, as they are known, have been floating…

The Guardian - UK

Packaging firm calls for tighter UK rules on plastics to drive green economy

FTSE 100 firm DS Smith, which works with firms over alternatives, urges next government to match global standards

Jack Wolfskin launches new ultralight, ultra-sustainable tent range

The brand's new shelters are made from 100% recycled, PFC-free fabric

The Independent UK

Sewage pumped into river in picturesque Chilterns village for five consecutive days

Exclusive: Sewage discharged into brook feeding Ouzel river on the edge of Chiltern Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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Leading Australian labs retested landscape products for waste companies after contamination findings

Five facilities named in documents tabled in NSW parliament defend practices, as independent experts question whether testing system is failing consumers

Evening Standard

Best refillable perfume for sustainable fragrance

The perfume brand saving the planet and your pennies

International Business Times

Philippines Deploys River Rangers In Battle Against Plastic

Using a long-handled net, Ronnel Narvas scoops up discarded plastic soft drink bottles, shopping bags and palm-sized sachets as he wades through a foul-smelling tributary in the Philippine capital Manila.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: waste firms breaking safety rules named, global outrage at Rafah bombing, world’s rarest album comes to Mona

NSW company breaches have led to contamination of lanscaping products; Netanyahu describes missile attack on tent camp as ‘tragic mishap’

The Guardian - AU

Some of the biggest NSW waste companies broke rules meant to keep contamination out of landscaping products

Exclusive: Facilities owned by Bingo Industries and Aussie Skips Recycling among more than 20 named in NSW parliament for breaching regulations

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow waste centre could heat schools, homes and Hampden, report finds

A waste centre at Polmadie could provide heat to Hampden Park, a hospital, homes and schools

The Guardian - UK

May design news: a car that runs on plastic, food art and the history of the Paralympic Games

Nike creates a cape that transforms into a tent, stone makes a comeback, and a recipe book that doubles as an art lesson

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