Riders urged to recycle e-bike batteries amid fire risk Australia's battery recycling scheme has started accepting lithium batteries from e-bikes and e-scooters and is urging riders to research their disposal. AAP · Jun 24, 2024
Best refillable deodorants to reduce waste and smell fresh Lessen the environmental impact of your personal care products Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2024
Nothing Phone's 2023 sustainability report highlights the end of PVC Nothing detailed its eco-friendly efforts through its products in a 2023 sustainability report. Android Central · Jun 21, 2024
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 · Jun 20, 2024
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 · Jun 20, 2024
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 · Jun 20, 2024
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 · Jun 18, 2024
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) · Jun 18, 2024
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 · Jun 18, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
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 · Jun 13, 2024
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 · Jun 11, 2024
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 · Jun 10, 2024
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) · Jun 10, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2024 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
Newcastle Herald · Jun 6, 2024 Waste recovery business seeks to expand operations by 400 per cent Kurri waste plant would go from 90,000 tonnes to 450,000 tonnes.
Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024 Best sustainable swimwear brands: Hunza G, OAS and more Luxury labels that don’t cost the earth
Evening Standard · May 30, 2024 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 · May 30, 2024 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
T3 · May 30, 2024 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 · May 30, 2024 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
The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2024 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 · May 28, 2024 Best refillable perfume for sustainable fragrance The perfume brand saving the planet and your pennies
International Business Times · May 28, 2024 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 · May 27, 2024 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’