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More than eight million Brits throw repairable clothes in the bin

To mark the day when humanity has officially used up ‘nature’s resource budget’ for the entire year (#EarthOvershootDay), new research by...

Avery Dennison joins Ellen MacArthur CE 100

Global labelling and packaging materials manufacturer #AveryDennison Corporation has joined the #EllenMacArthur Foundation’s Circular...

BillerudKorsnäs and The Paper Straw Co to launch the first U-Bend paper straw

Together with the #PaperStrawCo, #BillerudKorsnäs has developed the first functional 180° U-Bend #straw, made out of #paper. The straw is...

Crown within striking distance of attaining its emissions reduction goal

Three years into its five year initiative to #reduce #energy consumption and #greenhousegas #emissions, #Crown Holdings has achieved 94%...

The iconic Mini has gone electric – and it will be built in the UK!

The new #Mini #Electric has been unveiled at the company’s Oxford plant, where the very first Mini was built 60 years ago. After 15,000...

World’s biggest Jute Bag created by school kids to encourage people to go plastic free

A #Jute #Bag the size of nine double decker buses has smashed the #GuinnessWorldRecord after it was hoisted to the sky at a primary...

London College of Garden Design celebrates by planting trees with the NHS Forest

The #LondonCollege of #Garden Design has committed to plant trees to celebrate every student that graduates from one of its diploma...

More companies remove misleading anti-paper messaging

#TwoSides is continuing to tackle misleading environmental claims made by some of the world’s largest corporations. Common inaccuracies...

Bureau Veritas encourages events to ‘up their game’ on sustainability

#BureauVeritas is encouraging #event organisers to ‘up their game’ on #sustainability, adding that more needs to be done to speed up the...

First Mile and Huhtamaki join forces to accelerate disposable coffee cup recycling

Leading recycling company, #FirstMile, has announced its new partnership with sustainable food packaging specialist, #Huhtamaki, in a...

Aggregate Industries and Staffordshire Wildlife Trust create ‘nature reserve in the making’

A Staffordshire quarry formerly operated by Aggregate Industries has been restored to a wetland habitat in conjunction with the...

Eco trends for 2019 – and what is next on the radar for green consumers

If 2018 was the year of the reusable coffee cup and paper straws, where next for the ethical high street consumer? BusinessWaste.co.uk...

Bureau Veritas emphasises importance of a sustainable supply chain

World Accreditation Day was on 9 June. This day focused on the supply chain this year, and #BureauVeritas is reminding organisations of...

WRAP launches new grants to increase plastics packaging and textiles recycling in England

Two new grants have been unveiled to fund capital infrastructure projects in England which will help to drive up the recycling of plastic...

Dopper launches global Changemaker Challenge

Twenty shortlisted student projects that offer new solutions to reducing #plastic waste and cleaning up the world’s #water will go head...

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