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Best practice standard launched to support reuse of WEEE
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6 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The world’s first certification scheme to support the reuse of used and waste electrical and electronic equipment (UEEE and WEEE) has been launched. The standard, known as …
UK events sector sets 2020 target to be waste-free
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6 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The UK’s events industry aims to be waste-free by 2020 and has launched a WRAP-backed campaign to get the sector working together. UK events are worth around £36 billion and …
Innovative container design aims to drive up kerbside recycling
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21 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
A new kerbside recycling model is being piloted in Northern Ireland in a bid to help local authorities drive up recycling rates and lower costs. Bryson Recycling is …
CIWM Great Waste Survey 2013
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7 March — started by Dave Sharrocks, CIWM
Take the 2013 Great Waste Survey, sponsored by P&L Software. Your feedback is vital (and much appreciated). It takes 5 minutes and we'll bring you the results and analysis in …
From bamboo to mushrooms: How Dell is pushing packaging innovation
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16 Aug. 2012 — written by Oliver Campbell, Dell
Sustainability is at the heart of our business, and sourcing creative and renewable packaging is just one of the areas which we have made a priority. Over the past several …
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Sustainable packaging solution launches in North America
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14 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The Notbox Company is to launch its eco-friendly alternative to the cardboard box in North America. Currently cardboard is used to ship 90% of all products in the US, however …
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Farm to plate: the 33% dilemma - where does our food go?
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26 Feb. — written by Sarah Daly, mygreeneye
A new global campaign has been launched to dramatically cut the 1.3bn tonnes of food lost or wasted globally each year. Following the recent report by the Institution of …
Ford drives forward on plans cut waste sent to landfill
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28 Feb. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Ford is stepping up measures to reduce the amount of waste-to-landfill from its facilities as part of a new five-year global waste reduction strategy. Under the plan, …
Epiphany: E-waste directly related to E-consumption! Who knew?
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16 Jan. — written by Robert McKechnie, Green Oak Solutions
After a week pondering how much food we throw away and trying to think up ingenious ways to get my kids to eat their fish fingers and stop wasting food (btw the only thing …
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How digital mapping came to the rescue of waste collection
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15 Jan. — written by Ian Carter, Ordnance Survey
Waste management is one of the largest areas of local authority expenditure and the growth in housing and population throughout Britain is generating significant increases in …

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