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Waste & resource management

In 2018, more than 200 million single-use plastic items were used across NHS England's catering operations. Image: NHS Forth Valley. 

NHS vows to halve single-use plastic from catering

UK retailers to generate 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste from Halloween costumes

Halloween costumes sold by UK retailers are set to generate more than 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste, equivalent by weight to 83 million bottles, accor...

Research by Hubbub estimated that 33 million people dressed up for Halloween in 2017, but 40% of costumes were worn just once

'Broad support' for EU-wide plastic tax

A European tax on plastic waste is gaining momentum as a way to bring new sources of revenue to the EU budget as leaders prepare for a two-day summit ...

The proposed tax would apply to all kinds of plastics produced by corporates in all sectors
Adidas of any condition will be accepted - but they have to have been purchased in the UK within the past five years. Image: LWARB

Infinite Play: Adidas launches buy-back platform to combat fashion waste
Gutowski will appear at day one (4 February) of edie's Sustainability Leaders Forum 2020, to deliver a workshop on developing circular economy business models which engage all stakeholders

Pret-A-Manger: We can't greenwash our way out of the war on plastics
Registration is now open for the forum, which takes place 4 -5 February 

Igniting a decade of business transformation: Sustainability Leaders Forum 2020 line-up revealed
Waitrose & Partners has calculated that the switch will mitigate the use of 18 tonnes of plastics annually. Image: Waitrose & Partners

Waitrose ditches plastic shrinkwrap for can multipacks
TerraCycle has partnered with PZ Cussons to develop a recycling scheme for the refill pouches. 

PZ Cussons launches hand wash refills to slash plastics packaging
The Queen arrived at the Houses of Parliament at 11.30am. Image: Diliff/ CC BY-SA 2.5 

'An unambiguous weakening of current protections': Reaction to environmental aspects of Queen's speech
Each of these success stories exemplifies how businesses are ramping up ambitions and actions in all areas of sustainable development 

Climate art awards and low-carbon council housing: The sustainability success stories of the week
For cities, food is one of the largest sources of greenhouse related to consumption

Fourteen mayors sign declaration to promote sustainable food policies in their cities

Fourteen cities announced on Thursday (10 October) that they would pay particular attention to the sustainable and healthy food supply in their cities...
Respondents concluded that existing systems are "wasteful and degenerative by design" - and that businesses could re-shape them more deeply, broadly and rapidly than consumers. Image: Xynteo 

European CEOs: Changing consumer behaviours is the next sustainability frontier
The bags will be rolled out across selected knitwear lines this month. Image: Finisterre 

Finisterre to switch from plastic bags to 'water-soluble' biodegradable alternative