Coles and Woolworths offer to ensure stockpiled plastic rubbish does not go...
The supermarket chains say they will take responsibility for the 12,000 tonnes of waste stockpiled after the collapse of the REDcycle recycling schemeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app...
View ArticleDesign news: could you live in a skip? Plus Collect craft fair and a cool...
The latest answer to London’s housing crisis: move into a skip, plus faking it for Instagram and Toast’s new collectionThere are two stories in this month’s news that illuminate the strange...
View ArticleCourt orders company behind plastic recycling scheme REDcycle be wound up...
Liquidator appointed as Coles and Woolworths offer to take back plastic waste until it can ‘viably processed for recycling’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and...
View ArticleTesco accused of greenwashing over ‘biodegradable’ teabags
Complaint filed against retail giant after an experiment found that the teabags did not biodegrade after a year buried in soil A team of researchers has filed a complaint against Tesco, saying its...
View ArticleQueenslanders to be banned from dumping solar panels in landfill under new...
More than 25m panels are expected to be installed across the state over the next decadeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueenslanders would be banned from...
View ArticleUK government poised to block Scottish bottle recycling scheme
SNP request for trade exemption set to be rejected in latest clash after gender recognition rowHolyrood and Westminster are heading for another showdown as the UK government prepares to block a second...
View ArticleAustralia’s backlog of soft plastic could be processed overseas before...
Environment groups say strategy to restart recycling scheme does not go far enough in addressing waste problemFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon...
View ArticlePlans by Westminster to block Scottish bottle deposit scheme a ‘travesty’
Environmental campaigners furious Alister Jack intends to deny trade exemption for bottle recycling proposalsBlocking the Scottish deposit return scheme for bottles would be an environmental travesty,...
View ArticlePutting up a stink: revolt against a Melbourne council’s levy starts debate...
City of Yarra argues it is a financial necessity but to angry locals a separate charge for rubbish is nothing short of a ‘bin tax’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our...
View ArticleRubbish fashion: street art costumes of Kinshasa – in pictures
In his series Fulu Act, Brussels-based documentary photographer Colin Delfosse captures street artists in Kinshasa, who craft striking costumes out of everyday objects found littering the streets, such...
View ArticlePlastics cause wide-ranging health issues from cancer to birth defects,...
First analysis of plastics’ hazards over life cycle – from extraction to disposal – also shows ‘deep societal injustices’ of impactPlastics are responsible for wide-ranging health impacts including...
View ArticleRecycling rubble can help rebuild Syria faster, scientists show
Tests show recycled concrete could safely be used in new buildings in war- and quake-stricken countryConcrete rubble from destroyed buildings in Syria can be safely recycled into new concrete,...
View ArticleJay Blades: ‘Paul Hollywood isn’t scary. And the cameras don’t do his eyes...
The Repair Shop’s frontman on the success of the show and its craftspeople, his upcoming turn on Bake Off and having a ‘proper chinwag’ with the new monarchFurniture restorer Jason “Jay” Blades, 53,...
View ArticleMore stockpiles of soft plastics from failed REDcycle recycling scheme uncovered
Dozens of storage sites found across Australia but estimated amount of plastic reportedly falls from 12,350 tonnes to 11,000Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNew...
View ArticleExxon’s new ‘advanced recycling’ plant raises environmental concerns
Advocates warn plants like the latest addition to the Texas complex generate hazardous pollutants and provide cover for oil giants to produce new plastic productsExxonMobil just launched one of the...
View ArticleThem’s the Breaks review – join the community at art’s new frontier
Barbican, LondonResolve’s collaborative exhibition features a library, a workshop and a stage made from recycled materials – all set up for visitors to make their own change Them’s the Breaks, is an...
View Article‘Change is always difficult’: from no lids to vac-packs, the war on plastic...
As more supermarkets put recycling at forefront, ‘early adopters’ are pitted against shoppers ‘who are challenged by it’First it was the yoghurt pot lids, coloured milk bottle tops and best-before...
View ArticleIgnore trends, ask for more photos and haggle: how to buy vintage like a pro
With new furniture losing its shine and more online marketplaces, there’s never been a better time to buy secondhandThere was a time when finding the perfect vintage chair was an insider’s art –...
View ArticleFashion greenwashing glossary: what do ‘circular’, ‘sustainable’ and ‘zero...
Vague, technical-sounding terms are often used in fashion to make clothing sound environmentally conscious. Here experts decode the meaning behind themGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s...
View ArticleLabor’s electric vehicle strategy promises new fuel efficiency standard and...
Policy does not contain new incentives to buy EVs but does aim to improve charging infrastructureFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,...
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