• News Redistributed food increased by 27% compared to 2021 – WRAP 2nd October 2023 Food Waste / redistribution / WRAP Lack of awareness on single-use plastic ban “concerning”, LGA says 29th September 2023 Defra / Local Government Association / Single-Use Plastic Coca-Cola invests €12m in new returnable glass bottling line 29th September 2023 Coca Cola / packaging / reuse Material Focus awards 40 projects with £1.8 million in funding 28th September 2023 Electricals / local authorities / Material Focus ZWE report says EU has a surplus in waste incineration capacity 28th September 2023 Waste Incineration / Zero Waste Europe Lego Group shelves plans to make bricks from recycled PET 26th September 2023 LEGO / PET / Recycled Material RDF Industry Group criticises ESA call for waste export ban 25th September 2023 energy from waste / RDF Industry Group / Waste Exports Councils face uncertainty as they wait on Defra announcement 25th September 2023 comingled collection / consistency collections / local authorities eBay UK launches second Circular Fashion Innovator’s Fund 25th September 2023 ebay / fashion / textiles Defra replaces consistent collections with “Simpler Recycling” 21st September 2023 consistency collections / Defra / Recycling Rishi Sunak scraps “burdensome” recycling schemes 20th September 2023 Extended Producer Responsibility / net zero / Recycling New report proposes 15 global policies to end plastic pollution 19th September 2023 Extended Producer Responsibility / Greenhouse Emissions / plastic Public generates £150m of waste when moving home every year 19th September 2023 repair / reuse / SUEZ Newcastle man sentenced for dumping asbestos-contaminated waste 18th September 2023 asbestos / Environment Agency / Waste Crime Coca-Cola replace plastic handles for 1.5 litre PET multi-pack bottles 18th September 2023 Coca Cola / DS Smith / packaging 1 in 4 UK consumers would avoid brand due to excess packaging 18th September 2023 DS Smith / packaging / Recycling 84% of content creators are avoiding mentioning sustainability 15th September 2023 Climate Change / greenwashing / Unilever 55% of large businesses have made circularity commitments 15th September 2023 Circular Economy / Recycling / reuse First 1 2 … 72 73 74 … 309 310 Last