• News Free tool launched to measure zero waste status 22nd January 2021 net zero / Reconomy / Zero Waste National circular economy hub to lead UK in bid to create a sustainable future 21st January 2021 Circular Economy / green recovery / University of Exeter Social media algorithm points to sustainability becoming ‘priority’ for world’s largest firms 20th January 2021 Reconomy / social media / sustainability Project to study effects of lockdown on household food waste 20th January 2021 Food Waste / university of leeds / WRAP / Zero Waste Scotland Canada looks to reduce food waste through ‘sustainable insect production’ 19th January 2021 Canada / Enterra Feed Corporation / Food Waste Hubbub unveils second Design by Nature competition 19th January 2021 Hubbub / nature / net zero Regulator approves UK’s first recycling plant for household batteries 19th January 2021 battery recycling / Environment Agency / Wastecare Viridor and CNIM announce handover of £252m Avonmouth energy recovery facility 18th January 2021 Avonmouth / energy from waste / Viridor ‘Successful’ first year for waste crime taskforce ‘despite pandemic’ 18th January 2021 Joint Unit for Waste Crime / Waste Crime Scotland to increase single-use plastic bag charge 18th January 2021 Carrier Bag Charge / plastic / Single-Use 2020 saw highest ever level of aluminium packaging collected for recycling 15th January 2021 Aluminium Packaging / Alupro / Coronavirus Sustainability still ‘top priority’ for UK businesses in spite of Covid-19 and profitability pressures 15th January 2021 Coronavirus / Green Business / green recovery Londoners encouraged to donate unused laptops in face of ‘digital exclusion’ 14th January 2021 E-Waste / electronics / reuse / The Restart Project Report: Plastic waste going into landfill could be cut to 1% by 2030 14th January 2021 British Plastics Federation / landfill / plastic Lithium-ion battery waste fires costing UK over 150m a year 13th January 2021 battery waste / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires UK criticised for not following EU over plastic waste export ban 13th January 2021 Basel Action Network / Defra / plastic / Waste Exports First medicine packet recycling programme launches for UK pharmacies 12th January 2021 healthcare / packaging / plastic / TerraCycle China trials AI-enabled sorting machines to keep plastic in circular economy 12th January 2021 Alibaba Group / plastic / Technology / Unilever First 1 2 … 170 171 172 … 311 312 Last
