Supermarket’s new ‘wonky’ flower range stops imperfect stems going to waste
From this week, a UK supermarket will sell wonky flowers for the first time, after prolonged hot and dry weather stopped some blooms from developing properly
Paddleboarder sets two world records in coast-to-coast plastic pollution challenge
A vet has travelled more than 1,000 miles on a stand-up paddleboard in a bid to draw attention to plastic waste
Three good things: nothing left to waste
From an app that redistributes restaurant leftovers to a charity that repurposes hotel toiletries, three projects that turn waste into something useful
Zero heroes: the couple behind the UK’s first zero-waste shop
Nicola Eckersley and her husband, former professional footballer Richard Eckersley, run Earth.Food.Love, a zero-waste shop that stocks only ethical goods and where packaging is banned
People v plastic: new issue of Positive News magazine reports on the zero-waste pioneers
The new issue of Positive News magazine, out today, features a cover story about the people who are turning around society’s addiction to plastic. Editor Lucy Purdy introduces the issue and asks: [...]
Food transformed: from garbage to gourmet
A London-based catering business is turning surplus artisan produce into high-quality, affordable meals
Three good things: transforming coffee leftovers
Love lattes, but worried about waste? Here are three projects putting leftover coffee grounds to good use
Could ‘secondhand first’ be an antidote to fast fashion?
Next week, clothes recycling charity Traid will be urging people to wear secondhand instead of buying new. Could instilling pride in wearing pre-owned clothes help avoid wasteful fast fashion?
Three good things: 3D printing
From architecture to healthcare; we look at new ways in which 3D printing is helping society to progress
Value of waste pickers revealed
Research has highlighted the importance of waste pickers to cities around the world
Scotland launches #MakeThingsLast campaign to reduce waste
Scotland’s environment secretary has challenged the nation to #MakeThingsLast with the launch of a social media engagement campaign to promote repairing, reusing and remanufacturing as part of a [...]
Turning plastic bottles into boardshorts
A London-based surf brand wants to tackle increasing levels of plastic waste along the UK coastline by transforming it into beachwear
‘Wonky fruit and veg’ hits UK supermarket shelves
UK supermarket giant Asda is trialling a new range of misshapen fruit and vegetables – sold at reduced prices – in what they say is an attempt to cut food waste
Waste-to-jet fuel partnership takes off
A new project, the first of its kind globally, will see rubbish otherwise bound for landfill turned into clean aviation fuel
Sainsbury’s powers entire supermarket with food waste
A Sainsbury’s store in Cannock has become the first supermarket in the world to derive 100% of its power through its own food waste
MPs call for landfill ban
A new report highlights billion-pound economy boost to be had in better resource efficiency
French supermarket sells ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables
Supermarket chain Intermarché in France has been selling ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables to customers at a discounted rate to highlight the problem of food waste and provide customers with a cheaper [...]
Scientists create ‘self-healing’ plastic
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a ‘self-healing’ plastic that could one day allow objects from cracked mobile phone screens to meteor-battered space probes to [...]
Five pence plastic bag charge to be introduced in England
The government is to introduce a 5p charge for plastic bags in England from 2015 in an effort to discourage their use and reduce waste
How to reduce your food waste
Today is World Environment Day and the 2013 theme is anti-food waste. With up to 2bn tonnes of food discarded worldwide every year, Michelin-rated chef and SuperScrimpers’ star Dev Biswal gives [...]
