Belfast Council issues free family recipe book to tackle food waste
ActionWeek Belfast City Council launched a free family recipe book aimed at tackling food waste. #FoodWasteActionWeek encourages everyone to stop and think about the amount of food they waste and take practical steps to improve how they manage, use and store food at home. Read more >
Going Circular
Seven European cities quest to become fully sustainable. Read more >
Work out the carbon savings in your reuse activity
A handy guide which shows you on a product by product basis the CO2 savings from reuse. Access the calculator >
‘Right to repair’ law to guarantee spare parts for fixing home appliances in bid to reduce electrical waste
There has been a sharp rise in people fixing their own electrical goods since the pandemic hit. Read more >
Empty Newtown shop set to be transformed with £675K from Welsh Government
A Newtown shop that has been left empty for many years is set to be transformed into a ‘reuse and repair’ hub with Welsh Government funding worth £675,000. Read more >
Revealed: why hundreds of thousands of tonnes of recycling are going up in smoke
When it comes to planet-friendly habits, recycling is by far the UK’s most popular, with 87% of householders claiming they do so regularly, according to the Waste and Resources Action Programme. But an investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches into where our rubbish goes, and the role played by energy-from-waste incineration plants, has found that millions of tonnes of […]
Wales aims to become ‘world number one recycler’
Welsh Government has today published its strategy to support a green recovery in Wales by transitioning into a circular economy, as it deals with what it calls the ‘triple challenge’ of the pandemic, climate change and the exit from the EU. Read more >
Kerbside scheme to cut electronic waste could be launched in UK
The UK government is considering nationwide kerbside collection of used electrical appliances and gadgets to help improve the recycling of electronic waste. Read more >
Upcycling Computers for Struggling Children
Over 70 families have been supported during lockdown by 4Rs and Derry and Strabane District Council where donation of laptops have been upgraded and redistributed to facilitate home schooling. Read more >
Derry is to get its first ever ‘cloth nappy library’
Zero Waste North West receives funding for the development of first ever cloth nappy library programme. Read more >