• News News in brief | Nike celebrates circular design with ‘most sustainable shoe to date’ 11th August 2020 Circular Economy / Recycling / sustainability Glasgow removes food waste bins from 2,500 homes after ‘disappointing’ uptake 11th August 2020 contamination / Food Waste / Glasgow City Council 100 firefighters tackle Birmingham plastics site fire 11th August 2020 Birmingham / fire / Plastics / West Midlands Fire Service Survey finds household plastic waste increased under lockdown conditions 10th August 2020 Coronavirus / Everyday Plastic Survey / Plastic Packaging Government begins search for chair of new environment watchdog 10th August 2020 appoinments / Defra / Office for Environmental Protection AD has a central role to play in waste policy in the UK – ADBA 10th August 2020 ADBA / anerobic digestion / energy from waste iCON acquires 49% of FCC’s new energy from waste subsidiary 10th August 2020 energy from waste / FCC Environment / iCON Infrastructure Reusable cups back on the menu at Starbucks 10th August 2020 Coronavirus / Reusable Cups / Single-Use / Starbucks Largest open ocean clean-up ‘sets new record’ 7th August 2020 Ocean Plastic / Ocean Voyages Institute / plastic Project aims to create a ‘working circular economy’ for Norwich SMEs 7th August 2020 Circular Economy / Interreg 2 Seas / Norwich Business Improvement District New research reveals microplastic content levels in popular seafood 7th August 2020 Environment / microplastic / plastic ‘Microrecycling’ science delivers new ‘material microsurgery’ technique 6th August 2020 Manufacturing / material microsurgery / microrecycling / Resource Efficiency Canadian trial sees blockchain plastic tracking step closer 6th August 2020 blockchain / plastic / reciChain / Supply Chain Viridor and Welsh councils celebrate one million tonnes diverted from landfill 5th August 2020 energy from waste / landfill / Viridor / Wales Ireland’s packaging recycling rates ‘going in wrong direction’ – EPA 5th August 2020 EPA / Ireland / packaging Microsoft targets waste in next step of sustainability strategy 5th August 2020 CSR / E-Waste / microsoft / plastic / Zero Waste Consultation launched on plans to reduce single use plastics in Wales 4th August 2020 plastic / Single-Use / Wales As lockdown eases, signs of food wasted in UK homes increasing – WRAP 4th August 2020 Coronavirus / Food Waste / WRAP First 1 2 … 180 181 182 … 306 307 Last