42 h. ago Petal power: central London cycle lane lined with tulip wands made from recycled plastic

Cycling festival being held across capital, from Hounslow and Hammersmith to Hackney, over Bank Holiday weekend

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4 d. ago Cadbury to wrap 300million chocolate bars a year in 80% recycled plastic

Many of Cadbury's favourite products including Cadbury Fruit and Nut, Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel are to be packaged in recycled plastic, with 600 tonnes to be used each year

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1 week ago The ultimate spiritual pilgrimage for our times? A trip to a waste management site | Eleanor Margolis

As I stood there, awed by how disgusting and wasteful our species is, I realised that everyone needs to see thisLike all the best things in life, this story starts with an argument about bins. Admittedly, I could do better at recycling. I can try to chalk this up to having read too much about how all our plastic waste ultimately ends up in landfill sites in the poorest parts of south-east Asia. But I’m also lazy and so well-acquainted with cognitive dissonance that I could probably cry over the death scene in Bambi while comforting myself by chowing down on a giant haunch of venison.My partner, Leo, is the total opposite: diligent and principled. Which is why she finally lost it with me for failing to put a plastic yoghurt tub in the recycling. I went on the defensive, citing half-imagined reports about megadumps in the Philippines and inescapable doom. She retaliated by booking us on an educational tour of Southwark Reuse and Recycling Centre.Eleanor Margolis is a columnist for the...

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2 w. ago Households set to be paid to recycle plastic bottles at Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s

The government is launching a new scheme to "stop the avalanche of rubbish that is filling up our streets, rivers and oceans"

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2 w. ago Plastics industry pushed ‘advanced recycling’ despite knowing problems – report

Producers promoted chemical recycling – processes used to break plastics into constituent molecules – but knew of limitationsPlastic producers have pushed “advanced recycling” as a salve to the plastic waste crisis despite knowing for years that it is not a technically or economically feasible solution, a new report argues.Advanced recycling, also known as chemical recycling, refers to a variety of processes used to break plastics into their constituent molecules. The industry has increasingly promoted these technologies, as public concern about the environmental and health effects of plastic pollution has grown. Yet the rollout of these technologies has been plagued by problems, according to a new analysis from the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI), a fossil-fuel accountability advocacy group. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Row intensifies over cycle lane safety plan at dangerous roundabout in west London

TfL says changes to Holland Park gyratory will encourage more people to walk and cycle

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