• News France confronts ‘planned obsolescence’ with repairability rating 19th October 2020 Circular Economy / E-Waste / Technology Researchers develop method of converting plastic waste into hydrogen fuel 19th October 2020 Energy / hydrogen / plastic / University of Oxford Councils report ‘surge’ in lockdown recycling collections 19th October 2020 LGA / local authorities / Waste Collections £20m UKRI funding to be invested in cutting edge recycling technology 16th October 2020 funding / Innovation / plastic / UKRI Less than a third aware that wasting food contributes to climate change 16th October 2020 Food Waste / Wasting Food: It’s Out of Date / WRAP Green Investment is the ‘key’ to post-pandemic economic recovery in ROI 15th October 2020 Coronavirus / green recovery / Republic of Ireland NGOs and businesses call for UN treaty on plastic pollution 15th October 2020 Ellen MacArthur Foundation / plastic / United Nations / WWF Financiers ‘can and must’ make the shift to circularity – UNEP 15th October 2020 Circular Economy / Green Finance / UNEP International E-Waste Day highlights need for education to raise awareness 14th October 2020 E-Waste / WEEE / WEEE Forum Tesco trial reduces food waste from 53 UK households by 76% 13th October 2020 Food Waste / Hubbub / Tesco Comic Relief reveals world first 100% plastic-free red nose 13th October 2020 Comic Relief / plastic / red nose day / Single-Use Biffa launches anti-slavery campaign 13th October 2020 Biffa / Hope for Justice / Modern Slavery Scottish Government launches consultation on banning single-use plastics 12th October 2020 plastic / Scotland / Single-Use Linda Crichton receives MBE for services to waste and recycling sector 12th October 2020 Defra / Queen's Honours / WRAP UK waste exports to Malaysia increased by 81% in the first half of the year 12th October 2020 malaysia / plastic / Waste Exports Sustainability is a growing business priority as a result of Covid-19, research shows 9th October 2020 business / Carbon Trust / green recovery Treatment of WEEE as metal scrap raises environmental and safety concerns 9th October 2020 waste collection / WEEE / WEEE Forum Biffa acquires Simply Waste Solutions for £35 million 9th October 2020 Acquisition / Biffa / business / Simply Waste Solutions First 1 2 … 176 177 178 … 308 309 Last
