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From Chile to Indonesia: Your donated clothes may end up thousands of miles away in deserts and on shorelines

Donating clothes seems eco-friendly, but vast amounts of low-quality fast fashion end up as waste in places like Chile's deserts and Indonesia's shorelines. While second-hand markets offer benefits, the sheer volume overwhelms reuse and recycling systems. True solutions lie in reducing production and extending garment life, not just donation bins.

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£3.7m revamp of west London neighbourhood gets green light

The plans aim to improve pedestrian and cycling routes around Warwick Avenue and make the area more welcoming

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One Japanese town sorts waste into 40 different categories. How does Australia’s recycling compare?

Kerbside wheelie bins have been used in Australia since the 1980s but the recycling rate is stuck at 44%. Will another recycling bin make a difference?

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Victorian councils rubbish statewide mandate that all homes must have four wheelie bins

Local governments have until 1 July next year to introduce a four-bin recycling system, but some councils – and waste experts – say it’s unnecessary

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Patagonia and Arc’teryx should take note of this lab-grown jacket made from fungi

Vollebak’s Mycelium Jacket is a one-off concept hinting at the future of outerwear

The struggle to help Mozambique’s poorest villages as aid cuts really bite: ‘I feel our feet are being cut off’

ON THE GROUND: Harry Johnstone speaks to members of community groups aiming to improve the lives of villages and towns across northern Mozambique - even as aid cuts filter down to them, making the job increasingly difficult

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EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry

The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators

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Rivian's Factory Will Run On Its Own Used EV Batteries

Rivian struck a battery recycling deal with Redwood Materials that will see secondhand Rivian batteries turned into stationary energy storage.

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How saudi arabia is using wastewater to build a green corridor in the desert

In Saudi Arabia, there have been attempts to redefine the utilisation of water in such regions, whereby the use of treated water has been employed as an innovative way of restoring the environment.

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"We're exploring the similarities between recycling and horror. For example, zombies are recycled flesh and bones." Sweden has a new face in the war against household waste: heavy metal monster band Lordi

In one of the strangest stories we've heard this year, Lordi will be the face of a new recycling campaign in Sweden

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Not lovin’ it: Canada residents confused as empty Big Mac and McChicken sauce bags keep washing up along coastline

A resident who has been cleaning the shoreline for eight years has found 46 of the empty condiment bags since 2024

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Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime

Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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How to avoid ‘fast furniture’ and find pieces that won’t break the bank

There are ways to decorate your home that are just as cheap and may furnish other parts of your life.

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Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters

Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating rates

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London council slams ministers over lack of cash to clear 80,000-tonne 'Rainham Volcano' dump

Locals living next to the toxic landfill say they feel like ‘prisoners in their own home’

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A nonprofit in France is fighting fast-fashion waste, one sneaker at a time

Hundreds of used sneakers arrive each week at a workshop east of Paris, where workers inspect them for resale, redistribution or rejection

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More than 6m vapes and pods discarded weekly in UK despite single-use ban, study finds

Number fell 23% year on year in 2025 but waste companies say recycling systems still under strain from sheer volume

The Independent UK

How to recycle old laptops and electronics – and why doing so is good for your wallet

Components such as steel, aluminum, copper, gold, silver, plastics and even glass, can be recovered and reused

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France’s first advanced chemical recycling plant opens, to criticism from NGOs

TotalEnergies' new plastics recycling plant has come under fire from environmental activists, who claim the chemicals it uses will create more greenhouse gases than conventional recycling methods.

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Gardeners urged to put egg cartons in their yards — here are 5 ways to use them now

Don’t trash your egg cartons. Gardeners are being urged to save them for their garden.

On doesn’t want you to throw your running shoes away anymore

The Swiss brand is replacing its subscription model with a new system that buys back your old gear

The Times of India

UK government plans police-style powers for Environment Agency to crack down on waste crime

The UK government is considering granting enforcement officers of the Environment Agency (EA) police-style powers to strengthen the crackdown on waste crime, including fly-tipping and illegal dumping, ministers announced ahead of the upcoming Waste Crime Action Plan.

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Out of the ashes, fire-hit towns join for art show

After bushfires destroyed hundreds of homes, communities have come together for an exhibition of recycled art.

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‘Our sofa bed sold the same day’: how to get rid of household clutter – without sending it to landfill

Planning a spring clean? From furniture to toothbrushes, books to old phones, here are the best ways to sell, donate and upcycle your unwanted things

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Birmingham bin workers’ strike: why did it start and when will it end?

Unite union began all-out strike more than a year ago and city remains without full waste collection service

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