Costa Coffee and Barclaycard launch ‘UK’s first’ reusable contactless coffee cup
Coffee chain Costa Coffee has partnered with Barclaycard to develop the ‘UK’s first’ reusable contactless coffee cup.
The ‘Clever Cup’ includes contactless payment technology to...
London Assembly Environment Committee find that London burns over half of its waste
According to the London Assembly Environment Committee, London incinerates over half of its waste, with 2 million tonnes being sent to incinerators or Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities...
DS Smith launch nine new sustainability targets
Recycling company DS Smith has published its annual sustainability review and has launched nine new long-term performance targets.
The review follows the company reaching its...
Danone announces new commitments to drive a circular economy
Food company Danone has announced that it is making its packaging 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025 as part of its new commitments to...
Quality dominated discussions at the Secondary Commodity Markets Conference
China and quality were the main themes for speakers at this year’s Secondary Commodity Markets Conference held on the 19th June in Stockport.
Experts in the paper and plastics sectors gathered...
Big brands put on notice by Enval about inaction over plastic aluminium laminate waste
Enval has put big brands on notice about their inaction over the world’s 5,000,000 tonne problem of plastic aluminium laminate waste
The company’s chief executive Carlos Ludlow-Palafox...
Kellogg’s to work with TerraCycle to recycle Pringles cans
Food manufacturer Kellogg’s has joined forces with TerraCycle to allow consumers in the UK to recycle their Pringles cans.
From December 2018, empty Pringles cans can be sent...
Volvo promises 25% recycled plastic
Volvo Cars has announced that from 2025 at least 25 per cent of plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made...
John Lewis to buy back used clothes from customers to cut fashion waste
Retailer John Lewis is to buy back worn and unwanted clothing from its customers in the hope it will reduce the 300,000 tonnes of...
Pringles packaging needs to be redesigned for proper recyclability, says The Recycling Association
The announcement that Kellogg’s has introduced a Pringles container recycling scheme is a fudge that doesn’t solve the issues, according to The Recycling Association.
Kellogg’s...