Malaysia get a lesson in sustainability
Coventry University will help Malaysian coastal communities understand and protect their…
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Banning stickers on fruit ‘would avoid 100m pieces of plastic waste a week’
BusinessWaste has urged the government to introduce new regulations to tackle the stickers,…
Coronavirus drives plague of waste with 102 plastic masks binned every week in UK alone
The North London Waste Authority says this shocking side effect of the coronavirus pandemic is…
Plastic waste can cause deformities in marine life
A new study led by scientists from the University of Exeter found sea urchins raised in…
Innovative graphene-biopolymer ‘could render plastic packaging obsolete’
Toraphene notes the innovative new material is biodegradable, compostable and…
‘Wasted food produces six times the amount of greenhouse gas emissions as global aviation’
A new report published by the organisation warns climate change cannot be stopped if society…
The small island state of Aldabra requires $4.68m to clean up plastic pollution
The UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Seychelles is still host to 513 tonnes of plastic waste,…
Geminor exports first 3,000 tonnes of Refuse-Derived Fuel to Netherlands from Italy
The resource management company has begun transporting the 15-year-old waste, which will be…
‘Almost 30% of Britons don’t know fly-tipping is breaking the law’
One in eight UK residents admit to illegal fly-tipping, according to a new report
Microplastics found in guts of sharks off UK coast
Microplastic and other man-made fibre particles were found in 67% of the creatures studied
