Green groups have welcomed Defra’s draft EPR regulations, saying they “give much greater certainty” to the packaging industry.
Starbucks expands partnership with coffee pod recycling scheme Podback
Podback is a recycling programme for coffee pods created in partnership with Nespresso, Nescafe Dolce Gusto and Tassimo.
UN countries propose to cut plastic production by 40% by 2040
Rwanda and Peru have proposed establishing baseline levels for the amount of plastic needed in individual countries to prevent overproduction.
Unilever CEO denies watering down eco goals, calling it ‘realism’
Hein Schumacher last week pulled back on some of Unilve’s eco goals, exending deadlines and reducing teh cale of targets.
Schuh customers ‘increasingly mindful’ of environment, asserts head of brand
Speaking to fashion title Drapers, Greg Traill talked about Schu’s Sell Your Soles initiative launched in 2019 and how it is making a difference.
Net zero isn’t a ‘woke ideology it’s a serious thing’, says outgoing CCC boss
Achieving net zero will not require a “huge shift” in everyday lives but the politicisation of net zero will be detrimental to the economy, according to the outgoing chief executive…
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Government requires UK airlines to use at least 10% SAF fuel by 2030
All UK airlines will be required to progressively switch to sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) under new government rules, with ten per cent of airline fuel required to be SAF by…
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‘Cash for plastic’ deposit return scheme delayed to 2027
The ‘Cash for plastic’ deposit return scheme, for recycling drinks bottles, has been delayed to 2027 – almost a decade after it was initially proposed.
Consumers say fashion retail is responsible for textile environmental impact
Nearly six in ten (58%) consumers believe fashion manufacturers are mainly responsible for the textile industry’s environmental impacts.
Poo power: Wizz Air to use bio-fuel made from human waste
Budget airline Wizz Air has ordered up to 525,000 tonnes of waste-based fuel which it plans to use over the next 15 years.
