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Plastics recycling needs to double, warns Recoup

The UK’s plastic packaging recycling rate needs to double if targets are to be met, suggests a new report from Recoup.

13 years ago

Plastics recycling needs to double, warns Recoup

13 years ago

Welsh councils recycle 55 per cent of waste

Wales recycled 55 per cent of its municipal waste in the first quarter of 2013/14, new provisional figures show.

13 years ago

Welsh councils recycle 55 per cent of waste

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EU carton recycling rate hits 40 per cent

The European Union saw 40 per cent of its beverage cartons recycled in 2012, according to figures released by ACE.

13 years ago

EU carton recycling rate hits 40 per cent

13 years ago

Courtauld Commitment 2 saves £3.1 billion

The second phase of the Courtauld Commitment saved £3.1 billion by reducing food and packaging waste, finds WRAP.

13 years ago

Courtauld Commitment 2 saves £3.1 billion

13 years ago

Waste-as-health-insurance entrepreneur recognised

The founder of an Indonesian health insurance project that accepts waste as currency makes sustainable award finals.

13 years ago

Waste-as-health-insurance entrepreneur recognised

13 years ago

Defra calls for evidence on plastic bag charge

Government calls for evidence on how England’s plastic bag charge could work, ahead of its implementation in 2015.

13 years ago

Defra calls for evidence on plastic bag charge

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Future could see waste-sorting ‘nanobots’

By 2050, UK households could have waste-sorting ‘nanoscopic robots’ and no need for bins, finds new report.

13 years ago

Future could see waste-sorting ‘nanobots’

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UK hospitality sector wastes £2.5bn of food a year

The UK’s hospitality and food service sector wastes £2.5 billion of food a year, a new WRAP report has found.

13 years ago

UK hospitality sector wastes £2.5bn of food a year

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Government rejects proposals for new EU waste targets

UK government says accepting EC proposals for new EU waste targets would ‘be unlikely to improve the current system’.

13 years ago

Government rejects proposals for new EU waste targets

13 years ago

Vancouver becomes ‘first’ city to recycle cigarettes

The City of Vancouver and TerraCycle Canada launch cigarette-butt recycling scheme, the ‘first of its kind in the world’.

13 years ago

Vancouver becomes ‘first’ city to recycle cigarettes

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