• News 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 Asda to remove the best before dates on almost 250 fresh fruit and veg 25th August 2022 Asda / Food Waste / WRAP New engineering platform takes commercial enzymatic plastic recycling a step forward 25th August 2022 enzymatic plastic recycling / Manchester Institute of Biotechnology / plastic Winners of this year’s £2 million Sky Zero Footprint Fund revealed 24th August 2022 funding / net zero / Sky Tetra Pak carton recycling pilot project begins in Vietnam 24th August 2022 Recycling / Tetra Pak / Vietnam RECOUP remind packaging designers to “remember the basics” 24th August 2022 circular design / packaging / Recoup Packaging made from “daisies, straw, grass, and cocoa shells” trialled by DS Smith 23rd August 2022 Circular Economy / DS Smith / packaging Tetra Pak highlights “new milestones” in annual sustainability report 23rd August 2022 Circular Economy / packaging / Tetra Pak Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and McDonalds brands make up 38% of branded litter in UK 23rd August 2022 Litter / packaging / Surfers Against Sewage Rockwell Automation to support Royal Mint’s precious metal recovery facility 23rd August 2022 automation / Circular Economy / E-Waste First 1 2 … 120 121 122 … 311 312 Last
