178 million used batteries hoarded in UK homes and millions more end up in landfill
New research released today by the environmental charity Hubbub and compliance scheme Ecosurety reveals that six in ten people in the…
Author: Andy Jessop
Tesco to cut food waste with suppliers
Tesco has convinced 24 of its biggest suppliers to begin publishing food waste data for their operations over the next 12…
New breed of drinking fountain on the rise as efforts grow to reduce use of plastic bottles
Summer 2017 has seen a tipping point in the battle to reduce the growing environmental problems caused by single use…
Starbucks to cut food prices to halt food waste
Starbucks has announced that it will cut food prices an hour before closing time in order to save food from…
StreetsAhead campaign launches to clean up Brighton & Hove
Over the bank holiday weekend, visitors to Brighton & Hove’s beaches came across some unusual reminders to use a bin…
Drinking fountains introduced as Borough Market announces plan to be plastic-free in six months
Today sees the introduction of free drinking water fountains at renowned food destination, Borough Market. The move is accompanied by…
UK to meet 2017 packaging recycling targets
According to a report released by the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD), the UK is currently on course to meet…
Coffee cups saved from landfill come back to life to make Manchester’s gardens greener
Manchester’s Centenary Gardens at Old Trafford are set to be adorned with the first recycled products to be made from…
UK threatens to send nuclear waste to EU if deal remains unreached
Britain has warned the EU that if no nuclear waste deal is reached during the Brexit negotiations, it will return…
Samsung puts Note 7 phones on the recycling scrapheap
Since their second and final recall in October 2016, Samsung has now pledged to recycle or reuse 157 tonnes of…