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UK ministers use Internal Market Act as ‘threat’ to devolved nations

THE UK Government’s stance on Scotland’s deposit return scheme has revealed devolution 'threat'...

The National (Scotland)

The most common recycling mistakes as the Government says to stop ‘wishcycling’

Some brands and organisations run their own recycling programmes for traditionally non-recyclable items

Evening Standard

Scottish ministers poised to back down in recycling row with Westminster

SNP government preparing to accept UK ministers’ demand to exclude glass from deposit return scheme

The Guardian - UK

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Plastic causing "ecological disruption"

A new report analyzed previous studies and reached sobering conclusions about the plastic pollution crisis

Salon

Plastic recycling is failing – here's how the world must respond

Recycling was once considered the obvious solution to the excessive amount of new (or virgin) plastic produced each year. This is no longer realistic. Global recycling capacity simply cannot keep up with the taking, making and wasting of natural resources.

The Conversation

Bristol set for 'foul-smelling summer' as bin collection staff set to strike

“It is completely unacceptable that a Labour council is leaving its workers to struggle"

Bristol Post

Aldi makes huge change to everyday product across all 990 UK stores

The move comes following a successful trial with milk supplier Müller in August last year and customers will be able to tell the type of milk by red, green or blue labels

Daily Mirror

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Wishcycling: What can and can’t be recycled under updated rules?

The new policy will see the UK government asking households to be more selective in what they recycle

The Independent UK

After a plastic bag ban, Kenya takes another shot at its pollution problem

Despite a single-use bag ban in 2017, Nairobi and its waste collectors are still inundated with plastic. Can a new law pin responsibility on the manufacturers?

The Guardian - UK

What's at stake in Paris talks on cutting the world's plastic pollution?

Representatives from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Paris this week for the latest talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution. While not expected to produce a final agreement, the session could lay crucial groundwork for reducing the use of plastics worldwide.

Radio France Internationale

Government looks to tidy up guidance on recycling

People will be asked to be more selective in what they send to recycling centres.

The Independent UK

Plastic credits scheme targets banana industry waste but recycling industry calls for greater rigour

The banana industry has welcomed a scheme that sees farmers earn credits for responsible waste disposal.

ABC News

CCTV footage shows Melbourne recycling crushed with rubbish to be dumped in landfill

There are calls for the waste collection industry to be overhauled, after the ABC obtains CCTV footage of a private company collecting recycling and waste from a Melbourne apartment building in the same truck.

ABC News

Mars bar wrappers changed to paper from plastic in UK trial

Confectionary with environmentally friendlier packaging will be available at 500 Tesco stores

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The National (Scotland)

Tory MSP left lost for words over Deposit Return scheme claim during BBC interview

A TORY MSP was confronted with the "double standards" the UK Government has imposed on Scotland over its deposit return scheme - after…

Wales Online

Mars announces huge change to its wrappers

It is being trialled as more environmentally-friendly packaging is looked at

Radio France Internationale

Crucial negotiations on inking global plastics treaty kick off in Paris

Delegates from 175 countries are gathering in Paris hoping to reach a multilateral agreement on cutting plastic waste by 2024, but there's growing debate between countries wanting to limit the production of more plastics and the petrochemical industry in favour of recycling.

ABC News

Lithium-ion batteries to blame for garbage truck, waste facility fires

Waste crews are dealing with up to four fires every week in trucks and at facilities, an industry body spokesperson says.

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Mars bars test brand-new environmentally friendly paper wrappers - as firm aims to cut down on plastic use

The move comes after the company achieved carbon neutrality for the first ever time this year - via carbon credits and emission reductions

The Hindu

Re-Cycle challenge to donate 120 cycles to underprivileged children in Kannur

To make school reopening memorable for underprivileged children and to instil in them the importance of recycling, the ‘Re-Cycle’ challenge initiated by Student Police Cadets (SPC) of Shenoy Smaraka Government Higher Secondary School (SSGHSS) in Kandankali here will donate 120 refurbished cycles on June 1, when schools are set to…

Manchester Evening News

Tesco shoppers will notice huge change with popular chocolate bar

The move is being piloted for a limited time across Tesco stores

Daily Mirror

Mars bars given huge makeover with plastic wrapping ditched

The chocolate manufacturer said bars with the new recyclable paper packaging will be available in Tesco stores to explore different packaging options

Daily Record

Westminster 'blocking us at every turn', claims Lorna Slater in deposit return scheme row

The Green minister could not guarantee the deposit return scheme would still go ahead in Scotland next year following a late intervention from the UK Government.

Evening Standard

Mars bars given environmentally-friendly new look with paper packaging

The wrappers will be tested for a trial period in Tesco stores

Reuters

Plastic-spewing artwork unveiled for Paris talks against waste

Lobbyists Greenpeace unveiled an artwork in Paris on Saturday in the shape of a machine churning out bottles in front of an oil derrick to coincide with talks on eliminating plastic waste.

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