Can sport shed its wasteful reputation and go green? - live chat
Footballers have had their fair share of attention but join us on Tuesday 12 July, 1-2pm BST, to discuss the unsung heroes making sport more sustainableFew might realise as they watch the semi-final of...
View ArticleFrom the Euros to the Olympics: six ways to tackle sport's waste problem
Measures include cutting food waste, designing out waste and avoiding lecturing fans. Here’s what we learned in this week’s debate on sports and sustainability It is a year of huge sporting events –...
View ArticleStarbucks trials recyclable cups in move to tackle landfill waste
Inventor of eco-friendly Frugalpac cup in talks with other coffee chains and supermarkets about using it as standardStarbucks will trial a fully recyclable coffee cup in its UK shops, which could...
View ArticleMan faces prison after allegedly trying to deposit 10,000 bottles in Michigan
Brian Everidge accused of attempting to pull off a caper straight out of Seinfeld, hoping to cash in on bottles bought out of stateIn a memorable episode of Seinfeld, two characters hatch a plot:...
View ArticleHugh’s War on Waste: taking the lid off the coffee cup scandal
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is an entertainingly sarcastic environmental champion. Plus: Roger Bannister, track champ and thoroughly decent chapI had no idea. Like these other early morning caffeine...
View ArticleEngland's plastic bag usage drops 85% since 5p charge introduced
Number of single-use bags handed out dropped to 500m in first six months since charge, compared with 7bn the previous yearThe number of single-use plastic bags used by shoppers in England has plummeted...
View ArticleWooden surfboards to mushroom handplanes: the surf companies tackling ocean...
Ocean waste is a serious problem for companies emotionally and physically connected to the sea, said the founder of outdoor clothing company Finisterre in a recent Guardian debate, but that connection...
View ArticleRio's waste pickers: 'People spat at us but now we're at the Olympics' #Rio2016
Rio authorities partner with Coca-Cola to fund the Rio Olympics waste pickers programme, putting a spotlight on one of Brazil’s most marginalised professionsClaudete Da Costa started working as a waste...
View ArticleCollecting cans to survive: a 'dark future' as California recycling centers...
Poor and homeless San Franciscans rely on income earned by trading cans for cash, but their subsistence is under threat as hundreds of centers close downMr Wong was fourth in line to pay his bus fare...
View ArticlePressure mounts on retailers to reform throwaway clothing culture
Americans dispose of about 12.8m tons of textiles annually. But a growing number of environmentalists and clothing retailers say it’s time to begin making new clothes out of old items on a large scale,...
View ArticlePhone companies release too many new models, say consumers
A Greenpeace survey finds people would be happy to upgrade less often and think companies should be responsible for phone recyclingConsumers want manufacturers to release fewer mobile phone models and...
View ArticleAmazon Dash: does the world really need more little pieces of plastic?
The online giant has launched Dash buttons in the UK allowing customers to order product refills but campaigners criticise the tech as wastefulAmazon launched its Dash buttons in the UK and parts of...
View ArticleFirst they came for our plastic bags, now they’re coming for our coffee cups
Having led the way with the coalition’s popular 5p bag levy, the Lib Dems have another cunning plan ... Name: The 5p cup charge.Status: Just a possibility.Related: Caffeine hit: what happens to...
View ArticleBillions of dirty nappies can be turned into pet litter, insulation and compost
Companies are working on ways to turn disposable diapers, which take hundreds of years to degrade in landfill, into commercial productsWhat can be done with used nappies? The UK throws away around 3bn...
View ArticleThe perfect hangover cure? Californian company makes snack bars from beer
What started out as a fraternity experiment has now turned into a startup that recycles edible waste from breweries in its hometown When Dan Kurzock started brewing his own beer in 2010, his fraternity...
View ArticleBritish consumers admit confusion over recycling
Plastic wrapping, mobile phones and disposable coffee cups top the list of items people are uncertain about, poll finds British consumers admit that they are confused about exactly what household waste...
View ArticleEnzyme soup: is this the future of recycling?
A new waste handling project in Northwich, run by Dong Energy, is expected to create enough biogas to power 10,000 homesThe world’s largest waste-to-biogas conversion plant is gearing up for a grand...
View ArticleSwitch disposable coffee cups for reusables, urge campaign groups
International coalition of NGOs is calling for an end to the throwaway culture after the success of a plastic bag charge shows a similar charge on coffee cups could work tooThe billions of disposable...
View ArticleSix billion plastic bags can’t be wrong – so what do we tax next?
In the first six months of the 5p charge in England, 6bn fewer bags were handed out. Watch out coffee cups and plastic bottlesOnce, my family’s kitchen cupboard would have contained dozens of plastic...
View ArticleUK's billions of takeaway cups could each take '30 years' to break down
Campaigners call for use of eco-friendly options and tax on paper and plastic takeaway cups as most are not recyclableCoffee-addicted Britain is leaving a mountain of toxic waste for the next...
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