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Bring back refunds on bottles
When I was young we boosted our pocket money by collecting bottles and returning them to claim the refund. A common-sense, green approach. Shouldn't we go back to that?Never apologise for...
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India: turning waste into sustainable employment opportunities
Turning India's urban waste management system into employment opportunities for those at the bottom of the ladderWith global waste measured in millions of tonnes, it is easy to question whether...
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Plastic bags: symbol of consumer waste may ignore worse offenders
Campaign to consign polluting carrier bag to the bin of history misses valuable point, say recyclers and packaging firmsThe greatest contribution that plastic bags have made to human society is their...
View ArticleTake heart: combating climate change can happen at the individual level
Bronwen Clune: The Climate Commission came back to life thanks to donations. Good. We need to see ourselves as individuals choosing to fight climate change, backed by the government or notBronwen Clune
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How can I make sure my recycling isn't incinerated? | Lucy Siegle
I'm suspicious that my carefully sorted recycling is actually incinerated. I'm completely opposed to incineration. How do I make sure?Never let it be said that I don't know how to enjoy myself. Two...
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Can the economy go full circle?
The circular economy, recycling products after use, is cheap and environmentally friendly – but is it up to companies, consumers or the government to drive it forward?Sponsored featureA circular...
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Islington's Bright Sparks project: One man's trash is another's treasure
James Jarvis is one of 32 skilled volunteers steering unwanted goods towards the homes that need themIt is around 4pm and a team of workers in a large warehouse behind a housing estate in Finsbury Park...
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India's e-waste burden
The country's IT prowess attracts global business, but it also generates huge amounts of electronic waste often scavenged by children in dangerous conditionsThe Indian city of Bangalore produces some...
View ArticleApple launches iPhone trade-in scheme in the UK
Apple’s recycling programme for old iPhones gives £175 discount off a new one - but alternative trade-in schemes offer more. By Samuel GibbsSamuel Gibbs
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Why is fly-tipping in England down in the dumps?
Fly-tipping in England has declined by 44 percent since 2007/8 with London 2012 borough Newham having the largest number of incidents in the country• See how bad fly-tipping is in your area with our...
View ArticleWhich part of England is the worst for fly-tipping? Interactive map
We have taken the fly-tipping statistics for 2012/2013 and mapped the number of incidents per thousand residents in every English local authority areaGeorge Arnett
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Is sustainability a dangerous myth fuelling over consumption?
Our pursuit of constant growth can never be sustainable. Instead, we must deconstruct our consumer society to consume less and value moreTuesday 20 August 2013 was Earth Overshoot Day, the day every...
View ArticleCans: recycling with a Spanish twist – video
This witty film about our throwaway society – made by pupils at a school in Spain – won this year's audience award in the European Commission's Energy Bits challenge
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Ghana accuses UK recycling firm Environcom of illegal fridge imports
Country impounds huge shipment and claims British companies are using it as dumping ground for toxic old appliancesOne of the UK's largest recycling companies has imported thousands of banned...
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Slough sewage plant human excrement into high-quality fertiliser
Berkshire town's phosphorus-rich excreta is converted by nutrient recovery reactor into pellets for farm and garden useJust a few yards from the choked M4 motorway, beyond the massive settling tanks...
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Can Novelis' 'evercan' boost US aluminum can recycling?
The world's biggest aluminum recycler hopes to raise US recycling rates, which lag behind the global averageRecycling aluminum is a no-brainer – or, at least, it should be.Producing aluminum beverage...
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Food waste: national campaign aims to stop the rot by 2020
Government, council and retailer-backed report says ban on landfill could save UK £17bn and heat 600,000 homesFood producers, retailers, restaurants and consumers are being urged to join forces to...
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Cairo puts its faith in ragpickers to manage the city's waste problem
Egyptian Christian minority with tradition of turning a profit from recycling given official role in city's waste processingSuzie Greiss said: "I mean just look, you can hardly walk on the streets,...
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Letter from Italy: trash culture
Residents of Mantua risk public humiliation if they fail to adhere to the municipality's complex new waste collection systemThe people of Mantua are talking nothing but rubbish these days. A new waste...
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Let pigs eat swill and stop wasting precious resources | Thomasina Miers
Regulated waste-processing plants would help reduce costs and save the planet's resourcesWhat do New Zealand, South Korea, China, Japan and a good chunk of the United States have in common? They all...
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