Malaysia cracks down on imported plastic – video
The Malaysian government says the country has become a dumping ground for rich nations as it announces it will send as much as 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to the countries it came from. Malaysia...
View ArticleI’m the gutter gourmet: how I spent a month eating other people's leftovers
We don’t talk enough about the street food scandal – leftovers chucked away without a second thoughtEvery day for the past month complete strangers have bought me lunch. And breakfast. And dinner. And...
View ArticleThe green bank for kids - set up by a child
José Adolfo Quisocala teaches poor children how to save and to earn money by recyclingHe is a Peruvian banker who encourages schoolchildren to save, and offers his 2,000 customers cash for recycling...
View ArticleFrance to ban destruction of unsold consumer products
More than €650m worth of new goods destroyed or thrown away each year, says PMFrance’s prime minister has announced a crackdown on the destruction of unsold or returned consumer products, a move that...
View ArticleI know people will forget my name – but maybe my legacy could be a note to...
Here’s how I fell in love with what people leave behind in clothes donated to charity Like many people who have seen those images of birds eating plastic atop giant islands of rubbish, I’ve become...
View ArticleVictoria ignored recycling warnings that left it vulnerable to China move –...
Auditor general finds Victoria has had no statewide waste policy since 2014, and agencies had not effectively regulated the industryVictorian authorities failed to prevent the state sleepwalking into a...
View ArticleWe need to cut plastic waste: and supermarkets should lead the way | Hugh...
Most of us want to bring home less plastic, but shops don’t make it easy to cut back – that’s why I’m starting a new campaignLast year Theresa May announced that by the year 2043 the government aimed...
View ArticleGatwick hosts UK's first airport reusable coffee cup trial
Customers buying coffee from South Terminal Starbucks will be able to borrow free refillable cup The UK’s first airport reusable coffee cup trial gets under way this week at Gatwick, offering...
View ArticleHow you're recycling plastic wrong, from coffee cups to toothpaste
If you don’t clean your recycling, it can harm more than it helps. And that icon with the arrows is virtually meaninglessIt’s a familiar scene: you stand at the bin, trash in hand, and wonder: “Can I...
View ArticleWhere does your plastic go? Global investigation reveals America's dirty secret
A Guardian report from 11 countries tracks how US waste makes its way across the world – and overwhelms the poorest nationsWhat happens to your plastic after you drop it in a recycling bin?According to...
View ArticleMinisters reject plans for 1p per garment levy to tackle fast fashion
Government backs only voluntary measures for clothing industry despite rising environmental costs Ministers have rejected recommendations from MPs to clean up the huge environmental impact of fast...
View ArticleFast fashion is eating up the planet – and this feeble government enables it...
Nobody needs a £1 bikini. This is a hugely polluting industry and it’s pathetic that ministers have refused to actHow long would you expect to keep a bikini that cost only a quid?It’s always possible...
View ArticleEskilstuna: how a Swedish town became the world capital of recycling
The city was dying. Then somebody had a great idea to save it – make it the greenest place on Earth‘People talk about Eskilstuna as the place where nothing new is invented,” says the shopping mall...
View ArticleAmericans' plastic recycling is dumped in landfills, investigation shows
Consumers’ efforts to be eco-friendly go to waste as many communities find themselves with nowhere to send their refuseWhere does your plastic go? Revealing America’s dirty secretA sign on an...
View ArticleCo-op to trial 100% compostable wrappers at Glastonbury
Pop-up store will also sell water in recyclable aluminium cans and refillable bottles at festivalSandwiches in 100% compostable packaging will go on sale at Glastonbury festival which starts on...
View ArticleUK waste firm exported 'offensive' materials including used nappies
Biffa Waste Services found guilty of exporting unsorted waste to China it said was paperOne of the UK’s biggest waste firms has been convicted of sending used nappies and other contaminated materials...
View ArticleUniversity admissions and messy exits | Letters
Readers debate routes into university, the mess left behind when students move, and Jeremy Hunt’s student loan promiseBernie Evans asks a critical question about pupils from underprivileged backgrounds...
View ArticleAvoid black plastic food packaging – and the 16 other essential rules of...
Do you have to wash your tins before recycling them? Are glass milk bottles better than plastic? Do you need to use a bag for life, for life? All your questions about staying eco without it becoming a...
View ArticleToilet paper is getting less sustainable, researchers warn
Major brands are using less recycled paper, meaning more trees cut down unnecessarilyToilet paper– the one product that the majority of us use just once and flush away – is becoming less sustainable,...
View ArticleWhat really happens to the waste in your recycling bin? – podcast
Recycling is often cited as one of the easiest ways to make a difference to the environment. But does old plastic really get reprocessed into new? Guardian reporters around the world have been...
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