reuse

Kroger and Loop bring first US in-store reuse pilot to Portland

Recycling

Kroger and Loop bring first US in-store reuse pilot to Portland

Terracycle has launched its first in-store packaging re-use trial in the US, as it looks to step up efforts to curb plastic waste

clock 25 February 2022 • 3 min read
'A great opportunity': How reuse, recycling, repair, and remanufacturing could create 450,000 new jobs

Recycling

'A great opportunity': How reuse, recycling, repair, and remanufacturing could create 450,000 new jobs

A more ambitious strategy for building a circular economy in the UK could deliver huge benefits, Green Alliance report argues

clock 04 August 2021 • 6 min read

Recycling

World Economic Forum: Targeting 10 per cent plastics reuse could halve ocean plastic waste

Shifting away from single-use towards reuse models for plastic would drastically reduce plastic waste, report by the think tank finds

clock 28 July 2021 • 3 min read

Waste

'Circularity gap': How fostering a circular economy could slash global emissions by over a third

New report argues circular economy strategies could slash emissions across the global economy, reducing waste and climate impacts across the housing, mobility, and food sectors

clock 26 January 2021 • 5 min read

Recycling

Refurbished electronics website Back Market raises $120m investment

French start-up secures backing from Goldman Sachs and others in bid to expand its marketplace for refurbished smartphones, laptops and tablets

clock 06 May 2020 • 3 min read

Recycling

First Mile and Delphis Eco launch reuse service to plug Covid-19 plastic bottle top shortage

Two firms offer free household collection service for plastic bottle lids to combat global shortage of hand sanitiser dispensers

clock 09 April 2020 • 2 min read

Waste

Can you nudge people away from single use plastic?

Hubbub's Trewin Restorick asks the burning question on plastic waste

clock 27 January 2020 • 3 min read

Buildings

'Test and learn': Asda announces plan for sustainable store to trial refillable solutions

Refill stations, recycling points, and a 'naked florist' are all to be trialled at a Leeds store

clock 16 January 2020 • 2 min read

Management

Cloth nappy maker TotsBots snapped up by Frugi

Frugi expands eco-friendly empire with acquisition of TotsBots and its sister reusable sanitary products brand Bloom & Nora

clock 13 January 2020 • 2 min read

Waste

How actor Michelle Pfeiffer championed the world's first circular fragrance line

The first C2C- and EWG-certified fragrances were made with a unique startup-nonprofit-corporate collaboration - Here's what that means for the cosmetics industry at large

clock 06 December 2019 • 14 min read