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How our perception of waste shapes our reality

Recently, a leaflet was delivered to my home from Nuclear Waste Services, the company that is overseeing the final disposal of some of the most dangerous waste that exists. It reminded me that the small village where I live in Cumbria is one of three proposed locations for the burial…

The Conversation

What incentives Pret, Caffè Nero, Starbucks and Costa are offering for bringing your own reusable coffee cup

Blue Planet II buzz dipped during pandemic but customers ‘need more incentive’ to bring back reusable cups

Evening Standard

Powering up system to stop firestorm of risky batteries

Batteries that spark thousands of fires would be tightly regulated under a plan to force makers and suppliers to steward and safeguard their products.

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Nearly 100% Of Lithium Recycled In Latest EV Battery Breakthrough

As electric vehicle adoption increases, millions of end-of-life batteries will be up for recycling by the early 2030s. Improper disposal of these batteries can contaminate the planet with harmful chemicals. That’s why researchers are racing to find solutions to maximize the recycling potential of EV batteries.

InsideEVs

Low-carbon future for Grangemouth requires £3.5bn investment, report says

The £1.5 million Project Willow study sets out nine options for the industrial cluster.

Evening Standard

Crucial new report spells out nine options for Grangemouth – see the full list

A KEY new report on the future of Grangemouth has laid out nine options for the site after the oil refinery closes down ...

The National (Scotland)

Vinyl and CD recycling scheme reboots in the UK – and major indie record stores are onboard

The announcement coincided with yesterday’s World Recycling Day

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I was always terrified of confrontation. Then I hit my 40s

If I see someone making my neighbourhood a worse place to live, I walk straight up to them and … have a little word. What is happening to me, asks Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Colombian Influencer Puts The Pizzazz Into Recycling

Colombian influencer Sara Samaniego braids her long straight hair, checks her make-up in a mirror, places her phone in the center of a ring light and flashes a big smile for the camera.

International Business Times

How to recycle household waste in the garden: 7 sustainable tips to keep your plants thriving for free

Filling your recycling bin feels great, but did you know there are ways you can use your waste to benefit your garden and plants instead?

Woman & Home

Battery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cells

New recycling method offers environmentally friendly way to deal with increasing e-waste from old smartphones and electric cars

The Independent UK

Council expected to drop plans for four-weekly black bin collections

Bristol Council had launched a consultation which included the option of switching to monthly bin collections to save money and boost recycling

Evening Standard

Director faults firefighters over toxic recycling blaze

A former company director once responsible for processing 60 per cent of Victoria's recyclable waste has partly blamed firefighters for a major toxic blaze.

AAP

How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in detritus

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4 trends in sustainable design, and how you can adopt them

How designers are radically reshaping sustainability

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‘Every yellow lid is like a box of chocolates’: the Sydney retirees fossicking in bins to pay the bills

Early mornings, razor-like broken window panes, private property restrictions and territorial fellow recycling collectors – it’s all in a day’s work for a growing cohort of elderly Australians

Woman & Home

How to use cardboard in your garden: 6 ways to help plants, from enriching soil to preventing weeds

Our team of experts explain how to use cardboard in the garden to nurture your plants and soil

The Conversation

Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and “disgustingly dissolves in your mouth”, he was widely criticised for setting back efforts to reduce plastic pollution. But many alternatives designed to help phase out single-use plastics don’t really solve…

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Nose-to-tail mining: how making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis

Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend – 12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year – making it the most-used solid material by humans.

Marie Claire

Join the Sustainable Beauty Coalition for 'The Great British Beauty Clean Up'

Every product counts—start collecting now

The Guardian - UK

Waste Wars by Alexander Clapp review – the filthy truth about trash

A globe-spanning study of the waste industry reveals how wealthy nations dump their garbage on the poor while the rate at which we produce near-indestructible rubbish only increases

The Guardian - UK

Unions call for £200m from government to keep two Scunthorpe steel furnaces open

Exclusive: They say the support for British Steel’s transition to electric replacement is needed to prevent immediate job losses

The Conversation

Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over

Poor people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot showers.

The National (Scotland)

Kate Forbes to demand UK Government repeals 'anti-devolution' Internal Market Act

KATE Forbes will call on the UK Government to repeal the Internal Market Act today. A The legislation, which is designed to ensure smooth trade…

Evening Standard

Trump’s steel tariffs would damage UK and US, says Business Secretary

Jonathan Reynolds has set out a package worth up to £2.5 billion to support the steel industry.

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