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The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

More Australians are paying to recycle items that can't go in yellow kerbside bins rather than throw them away

While the collapse of soft plastic recycling company REDcycle is a blow to the industry, demand grows for commercial services that charge to collect and recycle unwanted goods not allowed in yellow kerbside bins.

ABC News

EU hotels to be banned from offering guests miniature shampoos and shower gels

Miniature bottles of shampoo, body lotions and shower gels are being banned as part of the European Green Deal's Circular Economy Action Plan, which is designed to make sustainable products the norm

Daily Mirror

Hanson UK acquires £220m-turnover Central England recycling company Mick George Group

Mick George has four recycling facilities, eight waste transfer stations, 11 quarries and 10 ready-mixed concrete plants

Birmingham Post

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Derry City and Strabane Council deny popular football pitches will be turned into dump

"People have had their concerns raised needlessly."

Belfast Live

Fresh calls for bin collections every three weeks in North Somerset

Plans to trial the idea in North Somerset were originally put on hold in February

Bristol Post

Bin collection changes in Knowsley confirmed for Christmas

There will be two changes to collections in the borough

Liverpool Echo

Sainsbury's announces new plastic packaging ban across every UK store

The supermarket is aiming to save 71 million pieces of plastic every year, which equates to 220 tonnes worth, in yet another move to become more environmentally friendly

Daily Mirror

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Lawson to start collecting secondhand clothing

Lawson Inc. will begin an initiative to collect clothes people no longer need at convenience stores and reuse them via recycling or as secondhand clothing.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

High-street fashion needn’t be landfill fodder – if you choose your clothes well

Some of my most treasured pieces are inexpensive, and bought years ago from the likes of Topshop, says Jess Cartner-Morley

The Guardian - UK

Fire out at Iowa plant where explosion injured several

Firefighters have extinguished a fire that tore through an asphalt shingle recycling plant at Marengo in east-central Iowa

The Independent UK

When to put your bins out as Wirral collections resume after strikes

Biffa waste workers have carried out a week of industrial action

Liverpool Echo

Christmas 2022 bin collection dates: When rubbish and recycling will be collected in Newport

There will be some changes to collections and opening times over the festive period

Wales Online

Christmas bin collections in Wales: Refuse collection arrangements for your area over the festive period

Check what dates your bins are due to be collected over Christmas and the New Year

Wales Online

How to be more sustainable – and save money – with your Christmas wrapping

Looking for a greener alternative to unrecyclable wrapping paper? By Imy Brighty-Potts.

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Manchester Evening News

Woman who dumped a SOFA directly outside a recycling centre given hefty fine

Four people have collectively been fined more than £5,000 for dumping waste in Bolton

AAP

Warehouses found chock-full of plastics

About 3000 tonnes of soft plastics have been discovered in six Melbourne warehouses after the REDcycle recycling program was halted a month ago.

ABC News

EPA finds 3,000 tonnes of soft plastics in Melbourne warehouses amid REDcycle investigation

Victoria's environmental watchdog says it's working to mitigate fire risks after discovering 3,000 tonnes of soft plastics in half a dozen warehouses, weeks after the national REDcycle recycling program was halted.

Wales Online

Bin collection dates for Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend this Christmas

Most waste collection days will change over Christmas

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Wales Online

The 'gross' mistake residents make when sorting recycling

Nia Dalton spent a cold Thursday morning as a recycle bin loader to investigate

Tribune News Service

Bringing batteries back to life: Research groups get federal funding for recycling projects

If the clean energy transition is going to happen, a massive amount of batteries will be needed.

Daily Record

Falkirk's 'black box' collections will end next year when new bottle return scheme starts

The new scheme will see bottles and cans being returned for 20 pence each

The Independent UK

Africa forum hails 'circular economy' solutions for climate

Reducing waste while boosting recycling and reuse, known as the ‘circular economy,’ will be vital for halting the loss of nature by meeting growing demand with fewer resources and will make communities more resilient to climate change by encouraging more sustainable practices on the African continent, organizers of the World…

Wales Online

Christmas 2022 bin collection dates: When rubbish and recycling will be collected in Cardiff

Find out when your recycling, rubbish, and old Christmas trees will be picked up over the festive period

ABC News

Calls for consumers to make eco-friendly Christmas tree choices this silly season

Derived from pagan and Christian customs, the Christmas tree has become a holiday staple over the centuries. But does this timeless tradition need an eco-makeover?

Wales Online

The single-use plastics that are to be banned from sale in Wales

The legislation will take effect in autumn 2023 and all banned items have a non-plastic or reusable alternative, according to the Welsh Government

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