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EU lawmakers reach deal on making sustainable products the norm

EU lawmakers reach deal on making sustainable products the norm

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EU lawmakers reach deal on making sustainable products the norm

They agreed on an update to the so-called ‘ecodesign’ regulation that aims to improve products throughout their lifecycle to make them more durable and reliable, easier to reuse, upgrade, repair and recycle

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Research for circular plastics economy offered £7m funding

Research for circular plastics economy offered £7m funding

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Research for circular plastics economy offered £7m funding

The whole of the product lifecycle is in scope, from extraction and novel and conventional production, to maximising the longevity and value achieved while in use and to recycling and recovery at the end of life

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Sainsbury’s launches refillable handwash pouches to slash plastic use

Sainsbury’s launches refillable handwash pouches to slash plastic use

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Sainsbury’s launches refillable handwash pouches to slash plastic use

The one litre pouches use 85% less plastic and enables consumers to reuse their handwash bottle by refilling from the pouch, estimated to save 28 tonnes of plastic every year

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Brentford FC to reuse same home kit next season

Brentford FC to reuse same home kit next season

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Brentford FC to reuse same home kit next season

The move has been made to protect the environment and save their fanbase money

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Vestas targets 100% recyclable wind turbine blades by 2030

Vestas targets 100% recyclable wind turbine blades by 2030

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Vestas targets 100% recyclable wind turbine blades by 2030

The Danish firm’s latest circularity roadmap includes goals to increase material efficiency by 90% and reduce supply chain waste by 50% by the end of the decade

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Don’t demolish, retrofit!

Don’t demolish, retrofit!

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Don’t demolish, retrofit!

That’s the claim of engineers who believe government should set more ambitious targets to decarbonise the construction sector

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Lexmark prints plan to become carbon-neutral by 2035

Lexmark prints plan to become carbon-neutral by 2035

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Lexmark prints plan to become carbon-neutral by 2035

The manufacturer of laser printers and imaging products has cut its emissions globally by 62% since 2005 and is on track to meet its 40% reduction target from 2015 levels by 2025

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Fashion industry set to cover recycling costs under new government proposals

Fashion industry set to cover recycling costs under new government proposals

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Fashion industry set to cover recycling costs under new government proposals

The government aims to encourage ambitious industry action through a new voluntary agreement – Textiles 2030 – for the next 10 years, which will aim to reduce the environmental footprint of the textiles industry through science-based targets

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Nutella launches reusable jar pilot scheme in Paris to tackle waste

Nutella launches reusable jar pilot scheme in Paris to tackle waste

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Nutella launches reusable jar pilot scheme in Paris to tackle waste

The hazelnut spread brand has joined forces with Carrefour and Loop for the initiative, which aims to test the benefits of reusable packaging

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Tesco removes 20m plastic items from Christmas range

Tesco removes 20m plastic items from Christmas range

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Tesco removes 20m plastic items from Christmas range

The move is part of the supermarket’s 4Rs packaging strategy – to remove it where it can, reduce it where it can’t, reuse more and recycle what’s left

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Asda opens sustainability store with ‘greener price’ promise

Asda opens sustainability store with ‘greener price’ promise

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Asda opens sustainability store with ‘greener price’ promise

The supermarket says loose and unwrapped products will not cost more than wrapped equivalents

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Electrolux develops vacuum cleaner made of 100% recycled and reused materials

Electrolux develops vacuum cleaner made of 100% recycled and reused materials

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Electrolux develops vacuum cleaner made of 100% recycled and reused materials

It has worked in partnership with Stena Recycling for the prototype, using plastic and components from consumer electronic products, such as used hairdryers, vacuum cleaners and computers

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