recycling
Veolia Partnership Gears Up to Recycle Former Shell Oil Rig
Veolia-Peterson is gearing up to recycle a former Shell offshore oil rig, after the top platform of the structure arrived for decommissioning in Great Yarmouth yesterday. The company, a joint venture between resources firm Veolia and logistics specialist Peterson, has…
Phoenix Launches a Hub for the Circular Economy
The city of Phoenix and nearby Arizona State University are teaming up to launch a public-private incubator focused on finding new uses for waste from textiles, food scraps, batteries and more. Housed at the university’s Resource Innovation and Solutions Network…
IKEA Unpacks Textile Waste with Fabric Collection Pilot
IKEA has become the latest retail giant to try and tackle the UK’s growing pile of fabric waste with a new pilot scheme to collect old textiles in store for reuse, repair and recycling. The Swedish retailer’s Cardiff store has…
Mumbai Society Switches to Solar Power Will Save ₹5 Lakh a Year
Grace Co-operative Housing Society, Vasant Oscar, Mulund (West), switched to solar energy last month and will save Rs 5 lakh per annum in electricity bills, which means a monthly saving of Rs41,000. It got solar panels installed that help light…
Nespresso Bid to Recycle Coffee Pods
The coffee company Nespresso – part of the Swiss multinational Nestlé – is to trial a scheme to make it easier for consumers to recycle their used aluminium capsules in the UK, in the face of a growing environmental backlash…
Report: Offer Londoners Cash to Cut ‘Out of Control’ Plastic Bottle Waste
The Mayor of London should look at offering residents free water refills and bottle return schemes in order to combat the capital’s ‘out of control’ plastic waste problem, according to the London Assembly. A report by the London Assembly’s Environment…
Etsy Sets Global Zero Waste Goal
Online handmade items marketplace Etsy has announced plans to secure ‘zero waste’ status across its global operations, following news it has achieved Living Building Challenge sustainability certification for its new headquarters in New York City. The tech company claims its…