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Stop tossing your spent vapes and e-cigs: you're breeding a new waste pandemic

Vaping, or using electronic cigarettes, not only pollutes the surrounding air, it also creates a new contaminated e-waste stream.

The Conversation

Woolworths ditches plastic shopping bags, Coles calls time on mesh produce bag trial

Shoppers around the country will continue to see changes as supermarket giants grapple with the challenge of reducing plastic usage.

The New Daily

Boots offers advantage card points for recycling your empty make-up products

Be rewarded for handing over your empty products and help the planet while you’re at it

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Business calls on govt to clean up Sydney rubbish row

Business Sydney wants the state government to urgently end a dispute that's left thousands of tonnes of garbage piling up uncollected ahead of World Pride.

AAP

Bristol Waste loses third top boss in just six months – but councillors were not told

The city council's company is about to publish its annual business plan

Bristol Post

Continental Tires Will Be Made Of Rubber, Plastic, And Ag Waste By 2050

The goal is to have sustainable tires made with 100 percent recycled materials.

Motor1

Scotland’s deposit return scheme: Minister says it's 'all systems go' despite warnings from drinks industry leaders

Scheme designed to reduce waste and littering has faced criticism over potential cost to businesses

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What is Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme and when will it go live?

LORNA Slater has said that Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme will “absolutely” go ahead this August.

The National (Scotland)

Fears drinks firms will 'stop selling in Scotland' because of deposit return scheme

Lorna Slater, the Greens minister responsible for delivering the flagship recycling scheme, insisted it would start this year as planned.

Daily Record

Welsh energy intensive firms awarded £5.5m UK grant funding to cut carbon emissions

Dunbia and Celsa Steel have been awarded the funding to deploy new green technologies

Birmingham Post

Gold mining is one of the world’s most destructive and unnecessary industries – here's how to end it

The 16th-century King Ferdinand of Spain sent his subjects abroad with the command: “Get gold, humanely if possible, but at all hazards, get gold.” His statement rings true today. Gold remains one of the world’s most expensive substances, but mining it is one of the most environmentally and socially destructive…

The Conversation

Scottish hospital trials UK-first 'reverse vending machine' scheme

The trial initiative started yesterday, ahead of the nationwide Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) coming into effect

The National (Scotland)

Pupils should shift focus away from creating products that ‘end up in landfill’

Education company Pearson is calling for a new design and technology curriculum where students design ‘for the planet’.

The Independent UK

Council bosses threaten action over village's 'eyesore' tyre recycling site

“The residents do not deserve to have the area blighted in this way.”

Manchester Evening News

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Tanya Plibersek urged to intervene to stop stockpiled soft plastics from being dumped

Environmentalist alliance says plastic waste from failed supermarket-backed recycling scheme can be safely warehoused until it can be recycled

The National (Scotland)

SNP MSP accused of 'doing Alister Jack's bidding' amid deposit scheme row

A SENIOR SNP MSP has been accused of “doing the bidding” of Alister Jack as a row over Scotland’s upcoming deposit return scheme escalates.

Insider UK

Deposit Return Scheme: Scottish Secretary calls for a rethink on controversial plans

Drinks industry has warned over impact of recycling scheme

The National (Scotland)

Alister Jack could block Scotland's deposit return scheme

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has urged the Scottish Government to pause its deposit return scheme.

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Daily Mirror

Incredible moment stunned cyclist ends up head first inside back of bin lorry

A video of the mystery man going head-first into the back of the recycling lorry as rescuers rush to help the dazed cyclist after the painful crash in Newlyn, Cornwall

Belfast Live

Derry environmental groups create eco-friendly 'Blind Date' for unwanted items

"We promise that you’ll have a fun time in a relaxed environment, with some tea, coffee and sweet treats to calm your pre-date nerves"

Glasgow Live

Fire crews remain at Glasgow east end recycling centre four days after blaze as roads reopened

Fire crews have been at the scene on Nuneaton Street since 2.30am on Wednesday morning, with drone footage taken this morning showing significant damage to the recycling centre

Pedestrian.tv

The City Of Randwick Created Its Own Soft Plastic Recycling Program, Setting An Absolute Example

In excellent and well overdue news, Sydney’s City of Randwick will now allow its residents to recycle soft plastics in a move that will hopefully inspire more environmentally conscious change across Australia.The city’s mayor Dylan Parker made the announcement outside of the Randwick Recycling Centre where residents can now drop off…

Chronicle Live

Over 100 jobs available after plans to open Quantafuel recycling plant in Sunderland given go-ahead

Permission has been granted for a new Plastic-to-Liquid (PtL) plant to be built on land at the Port of Sunderland

Daily Mirror

Brits dumped by an ex can name a BIN LORRY after them for Valentine's Day

A waste collection company is giving the chance for jilted lovers to name a bin lorry after their ex for Valentine's Day and will be even told in which town they can see the dump truck

Evening Standard

Best eco friendly shower gel for healthy skin

Planet-friendly products for your shower shelf

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