Waste

Campaigners launch legal challenge to Environment Agency’s decision to grant a permit for one of Europe’s biggest waste incinerators.

This intimate relationship between West Cumbria Mining and the quango tasked with delivering a controversial Geological Disposal Facility demands that questions are asked.

'It’s high time the government takes its lead from the public and introduces a scheme that will give us the best chance to combat litter and plastic pollution once and for all.'

London is gearing up for Circular Economy Week to accelerate climate action and contribute to a green recovery.

A new report released on International Romani Day highlights the severe and systemic environmental racism against Roma communities across Europe during the coronavirus crisis.

Indian drug companies try to gut antibiotic pollution controls.

A staggering 40 percent of all the food produced in the US is never eaten. It’s time to fix our broken relationship to food.

Welsh government announces ban on single-use plastics to minimise waste and protect marine life.

Public authorities implement new waste management models that are capital-intensive and technology-driven at the cost of more socio-ecologically sustainable alternatives provided by waste pickers.

Royal College of Art exhibition prompts audiences to re-think their attitudes to materials and waste.

Local authorities are sending recycling waste to be incinerated rather than properly sorted.

Vigil outside Brazil Embassy to remember those killed in mining waste dam disaster.

Circular economy strategies essential as reuse of resources falls to 8.6 percent.

We need a holistic approach to material use.

Green Party proposes end to throwaway economy by creating a Repair Cafe in every community.

Personal care products contribute some of the largest amounts of waste that end up in landfills.

Education must nurture young people who are aware of the problems that our world faces and who are armed with ideas on how to tackle them.

Friends of the Earth present their petition for a change on single use cups to Welsh government deputy minister Hannah Blythyn.

The textile industry has had a reputation for massive waste and water usage for years, but a focus on moving away from fast fashion, the textile industry could become more sustainable.

Clothing companies must take responsibility for the waste they create, a cross-party parliamentary committee has said.

Celebrations erupted across the city of Commerce in Los Angeles, California when it was lights out for its dirty incinerator.

Producers will pay the full cost of disposal and recycling of packaging, recycling collections will be made consistent and a deposit return scheme for drinks containers will be introduced.

Gift ideas from businesses channelling their creativity into waste reduction methods.

A voyage around the South Pacific is on a mission to change how we think about plastics.