• News Aldi scraps best before dates from fresh fruit and veg lines 6th September 2022 Aldi / Food Waste / packaging Waste Hierarchy has “outlived its usefulness” – IMechE 6th September 2022 The Institution of Mechanical Engineers / wasye hierarchy Recyclus receives approval to recycle batteries at Tipton recycling plant 5th September 2022 battery / Environmental Agency / Recycling Selfridges targets 45% of transactions to come from circular products 5th September 2022 Circular Economy / retail / Selfridges Campaign urges MPs and Peers to support “genuine solutions” to energy crisis 5th September 2022 Energy / gas / UK Government Construction commences on £30m Resource Recovery Park 2nd September 2022 Circular Economy / Re-Gen / Recycling UK’s biggest reuse centre hits 50,000 items repaired and resold 2nd September 2022 Circular Economy / repair / reuse CPI publishes revised “Design for Recyclability” guidelines 2nd September 2022 CPI / packaging / paper Unilever advert banned over “misleading” environmental benefits 1st September 2022 Advertising Standards Authority / greenwashing / Unilever UK glass recycling lagging behind major EU countries, report finds 1st September 2022 glass / packaging / Zero Waste Europe Estimated 300 tonnes of waste cleared after Notting Hill Carnival 31st August 2022 infrastructure / local authorities / Notting Hill Carnival Public Health Scotland calls for decontamination following strikes 31st August 2022 local authorities / Scotland / Waste And Recycling Collections Sainsbury’s to begin removal of “best before” dates in bid to cut food waste 30th August 2022 Food Waste / packaging / Sainsbury’s Survey shows 72% of respondents dispose of recyclable items in regular waste bins 30th August 2022 packaging / Recycling / survey Defra warns against a “blanket zero-tolerance” approach to issuing litter penalties 26th August 2022 Defra / Litter / local authorities City to Sea says “no excuse” for single-use cups at events 26th August 2022 festival waste / plastic / reuse Community fund awards £220,000 to 26 community groups in Greater Manchester 26th August 2022 Circular Economy / Community Fund / Greater Manchester CMA requires Veolia to sell three businesses 26th August 2022 Competition and Market Authority / SUEZ / Veolia First 1 2 … 117 118 119 … 309 310 Last