The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

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.

The New Daily · Jun 1, 2023

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.

ABC News · May 31, 2023

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.

The Conversation · May 31, 2023

Best bathroom bins for a practical yet stylish waste solution

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

Evening Standard · May 31, 2023

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.

Radio France Internationale · May 31, 2023

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.

France 24 · May 30, 2023

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) · May 30, 2023

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 · May 30, 2023

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 · May 30, 2023

Plastic causing "ecological disruption"

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

Salon · May 30, 2023