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Lidl is making a huge change to its mince meat - after Sainsbury's outrage

Lidl, Co-Op and Sainsbury's now all offer the new recyclable packaging on their own brand beef mince products in a bid to reduce plastic waste

Daily Mirror

The UK's recycling system is confusing, chaotic and broken – here's how to fix it

Maybe you have one bin or many boxes. You might even have a compost caddy. Whatever your recycling setup, chances are that at some point you’ve been left wondering what should go where and if a particular item is indeed recyclable or if it should just go in the main…

The Conversation

City of Coffs Harbour fined $20,000 after management of Englands Road waste facility resulted in strong odour

The City of Coffs Harbour has been fined $20,000 after a judge found it was aware of its obligations to maintain its gas collection system, but failed to do so.

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Treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated, study finds. So are we and the environment safe?

Wastewater is a by-product of humanity produced all day, every day. At home, wastewater is the used water that disappears when you flush the toilet, empty the sink or drain the washing machine.

The Conversation

Brewster Brothers invests £6 million in second recycling plant

Work has begun to redevelop the derelict Gartshore brickworks, which should be operational by this autumn

Insider UK

Alister Jack accused of 'totally inaccurate' DRS claim by Circularity Scotland

It comes after the UK Government told the Scottish Government that its recycling scheme could go ahead, but only if it excludes glass, as it…

The National (Scotland)

From ghost nets to milk packets...Companies join the anti-plastic movement

Several enterprises and NGOs are trying to make a conscious intervention in trying to reduce the use of plastic and save the environment

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Katherine's Junk Festival encourages community artists as council prepares to trial kerbside recycling

Using bottle caps and plastic bags, community artists at the popular Junk Festival have used artwork to encourage residents to cut back on waste.

ABC News

'Striking coincidence': Tories took donation after changing position on glass in DRS

THE UK Government has been urged to explain the “striking coincidence” of a £20,000 donation from a trade body after changing their position on…

The National (Scotland)

UK 'can learn' from successful deposit return schemes around world

DEPOSIT return schemes around the world show the operation of separate systems in different regions can work and could provide a useful example for…

The National (Scotland)

Timeline: How the row over including glass in the deposit return scheme developed

RECYCLING has become the latest fault line in the battle to protect Scottish devolution - but how did we get here?

The National (Scotland)

North Queensland's largest landfill to close, capping more than 135,000 square metres of land

The closure of north Queensland's largest landfill has sparked a massive rehabilitation operation that will result in the site being "capped" to look like a natural hill. But what is the true cost of burying the region’s waste?

ABC News

Tackling marine debris and microplastics pollution: tough challenges ahead

Andrew Booth, Chief Scientist and Research Manager, Observation and Ecosystem group at SINTEF Ocean, Norway was in Thiruvananthapuram last week to direct a workshop on ‘Marine Debris And Microplastics Pollution: Assessment And Characterisation’

The Hindu

Asda introduces major change to popular shopping item in every UK store

Switching to clear caps rather than the typical blue, red or green displayed for years, the supermarket says 207 million plastic tops to be able to be converted into recycled bottles each year

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Wales Online

Mark Drakeford takes shot at the UK Government for interfering in Wales

'Why so late in the day? Why are they doing this now?'

Daily Mirror

Asda makes major change to everyday product across all UK stores

Asda says the switch to clear caps, which will be across Asda's own label fresh milk range, will allow 207million plastic milk tops to be recycled to make new milk bottles each year

Insider UK

VPZ partners Wastecare to launch vape recycling service

The service is now live across the retailer's network of more than 150 stores throughout the UK

Leeds Live

Asda replace coloured milk bottle tops in major change

Asda replaces coloured milk bottle tops to recycle over 200 million pieces of plastic a year

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Liverpool Echo

Asda announces big change to milk

Asda is the latest to make the move after Lidl, Sainsbury's, Aldi and Waitrose did last year

Daily Record

Green MSP Ross Greer hits out at Westminster for removing glass bottles from Scottish recycling scheme

A bottle deposit return scheme with glass will mean cleaner streets in North Ayrshire, says Ross Greer, the Scottish Green MSP for the West of Scotland.

Insider UK

Deposit Return Scheme branded ‘bonfire of chaos’ by brewery boss

Welsh First Minister also disputes the use of Internal Market Act to stop Scotland including glass in its DRS

The National (Scotland)

'Why so late in the day?': Mark Drakeford criticises UK bid to block glass from DRS

WELSH First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he would dispute the use of the Internal Market Act (IMA) to stop the Scottish Government including…

The Conversation

Curious Kids: where does our rubbish go?

Where does our rubbish go? – Tsubamé, aged nine, London, UK

Chronicle Live

The reason why a life-size cow has appeared in Newcastle city centre

Shoppers have been left wondering why the unusual sculpture has suddenly appeared on Northumberland Street

Daily Mirror

Over half consider dairy butter a key part of their diet - despite environmental impact

The average Brit eats dairy-based butter seven times a week - and just 13% would consider reducing their intake to help the environment

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