‘We can’t police it’: Australian charities forced to spend millions to deal...
Cost of sorting and transporting waste comes as charitable groups see surge in number of people needing helpFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news...
View ArticleActivists sue French food firm Danone over use of plastics
Corporate responsibility lawsuit begun by NGOs accusing Evian brand owner of ‘failing’ to address environmental footprintDanone, the French yoghurt and bottled water company, is being taken to court by...
View Article‘Vin in a tin’: Waitrose cans mini wine bottles in carbon-cutting measure
Supermarket’s switch from glass to aluminium cans expected to halve carbon footprint per drinkWaitrose is canning the mini wine bottle in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of takeaway drinks.The...
View ArticleCabbage-growing experiment shows human waste can be good to use as fertiliser
Scientists say yields from crops fertilised with recycled human waste rival those produced by organic methodsUsing fertilisers derived from human faeces and urine can be as productive as conventional...
View ArticlePlastic bottle deposit return scheme finally looks set to start in England
Campaigners say long delay is adding to pollution and not including glass will break manifesto pledgeUK politics live – latest news updatesThe launch of a long awaited deposit return scheme for plastic...
View ArticleDesign news: meet the ‘shellmet’ plus Ikea’s new range and women in design
Waste shells turned into helmets, vintage giant Beyond Retro’s new range and Taschen swaps art books for artworksReinvention and renovation is as important as innovation in design as this month’s news...
View ArticleColes and Woolworths ordered to dump more than 5,200 tonnes of recycled soft...
NSW environment officials alert Fire and Rescue over concerns plastic is being stored dangerously following suspension of the REDcycle schemeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest...
View ArticleStop ‘wishcycling’ and get wise: how to recycle (almost) everything
From contact lenses to blister packs and used dental floss, there are items that perplex even the most dedicated recycler. Here is the expert guide to getting organised – and getting rid of your...
View ArticleGreg Hands and Lee Anderson give the Tory reshuffle a fairytale ending |...
Master storytellers | Sybil Fawlty | Recycle or reuse? | Jarring comment | Corgi registered | Rooks and crooksI see that Greg Hands has been appointed as the new Tory party chair, with Lee Anderson as...
View ArticleParachute nightdress among recycled items on display at Devon fashion exhibition
National Trust aims to inspire visitors to reapply forgotten skills to make their clothes more sustainableSome of the garments in the exhibition are made of elegant silk, others of rough-looking wool...
View ArticleTanya Plibersek urged to intervene to stop stockpiled soft plastics from...
Environmentalist alliance says plastic waste from failed supermarket-backed recycling scheme can be safely warehoused until it can be recycled Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest...
View ArticleThe secondhand home: 15 ways to find the vintage furniture of your dreams
Pre-loved homeware is fun to find, kinder for the environment – and can save you a small fortune. From carrying a measuring tape to discovering websites way beyond eBay, here is everything you need to...
View ArticleAnya Hindmarch teams up with Co-op and Asda in reusable bag campaign
Designer’s tie-up is latest stage of plan to put fully recyclable plastic bags into every supermarketShe first made reusable shopping bags chic 16 years ago, now Anya Hindmarch is teaming up with the...
View ArticleMajority of household appliances packaged in unsustainable material, Choice says
Only half of the packaging of kettles, air fryers and stick vacuums is being recycled, according to a survey by the consumer groupFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our...
View ArticleColes 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...
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