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‘Smarter resource use’ could earn EU £330 billion

European business could make £330bn of improvements and £90bn of trade balance with ‘smarter resource use’, says WRAP.

7 November 2013

‘Smarter resource use’ could earn EU £330 billion

7 November 2013

Defra ‘stepping back’ on waste

Defra warns that from April 2014, it will ‘not have capacity’ to take forward new work in several areas of waste policy.

7 November 2013

Defra ‘stepping back’ on waste

7 November 2013

EU member states to reduce plastic bag consumption

The European Commission has adopted a proposal that requires member states to reduce the use of lightweight plastic bags.

5 November 2013

EU member states to reduce plastic bag consumption

5 November 2013

Crowd-funding call for carbon-negative shoes

Footwear company SOLE and recycled cork firm ReCORK call on public to fund the ‘world’s first carbon-negative footwear’.

30 October 2013

Crowd-funding call for carbon-negative shoes

30 October 2013

N Ireland sees record low for landfill

Local authorities in Northern Ireland have sent less than half of all municipal waste to landfill for the first time, new figures show.

24 October 2013

N Ireland sees record low for landfill

24 October 2013

Consumers ‘open’ to repair and reuse business models

Consumers are ‘open’ to business models that feature repair, reuse and trade-in of goods, finds new WRAP research.

22 October 2013

Consumers ‘open’ to repair and reuse business models

22 October 2013

N Ireland bag levy to fund environmental projects

Northern Ireland to allocate £1 million raised from carrier bag levy to ‘transform environmental projects’.

17 October 2013

N Ireland bag levy to fund environmental projects

17 October 2013

Illegal waste site closures up 70 per cent

The Environment Agency has closed a record number of illicit waste operations this year according to new report.

14 October 2013

Illegal waste site closures up 70 per cent

14 October 2013

EWWR 2013 to include recycling

The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) will extend its focus to recycling in 2013, co-ordinators announce.

8 October 2013

EWWR 2013 to include recycling

8 October 2013

‘Costs and lack of belief’ limiting sustainability

Two-fifths of British businesses say ‘high costs and a lack of belief in returns’ are hampering sustainable practices.

1 October 2013

‘Costs and lack of belief’ limiting sustainability

1 October 2013

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