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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)

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

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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

Chronicle Live

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

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

Wales Online

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

Daily Mirror

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

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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

Leeds Live

Asda announces big change to milk

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

Liverpool Echo

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.

Daily Record

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

Insider UK

'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 National (Scotland)

Curious Kids: where does our rubbish go?

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

The Conversation

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

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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

The New Daily

Aldi stops selling reusable plastic bags in push towards paper

Aldi shoppers can now only purchase paper bags for their groceries as the German supermarket chain phases out reusable plastic bags.

ABC News

EV batteries pose big risks — and new figures reveal how much hazardous waste they could create

As Australia passes the milestone of 100,000 electric vehicles on our roads, an environmental downside is looming: huge numbers of batteries that could end up in landfill.

The Conversation

Recycling: what you can and can't recycle and why it's so confusing

When it comes to recycling are you a wishcycler? No, I didn’t know what this term meant until recently either – apparently it’s when people try to recycle items that should be thrown away instead. And the government are trying to crack down on it.

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Evening Standard

Life-size cow sculpture appears on London’s South Bank to highlight impact of dairy industry

It has been unveiled ahead of the 50th World Environment Day on Monday

Belfast Live

Mallusk waste plant planning refusal overturned

Department of Infrastructure officials said they are not contesting the legal challenge as there's no Executive

Daily Record

Deposit return scheme could be scrapped because of UK Government intervention, warns Humza Yousaf

The First Minister said excluding glass from the recycling initiative could be at the "severe detriment" to Scottish brands like Irn-Bru and Tennent’s.

The Independent UK

Yousaf: Deposit return may be scrapped without UK Government U-turn on glass ban

Scotland’s First Minister said the move is an attempt ‘undermine devolution’.

Evening Standard

Best bathroom bins for a practical yet stylish waste solution

If you’ve got to buy one, you might as well make it nice

Radio France Internationale

What steps is France taking to tackle its plastic pollution?

As talks continue in Paris on a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, RFI looks at the size of France's plastic footprint – and what it's doing to reduce it.

France 24

Tackling plastic pollution: ‘We can't recycle our way out of this’

The second meeting on a possible international treaty on plastic pollution takes place this week at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Recycling is often touted as a solution to reducing plastic waste, but recent studies show the process poses its own risks and is no match for soaring plastic production.

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