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Council tries wheelie bins with four compartments

The trial could see the bins rolled out to more homes

Wales Online

UK and Scottish Governments clash over compensation payments if deposit return scheme scrapped

The Scottish Secretary insisted it would have "nothing to do" with Westminster if firms are left out of pocket as a result of the deposit return scheme being halted.

Daily Record

Fury as 'disgusting' flytipping returns after Google Maps shame

Annual statistics show there were nearly 4,000 cases of flytipping on the Wirral

Liverpool Echo

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3R centre opened in Belagavi

The Belagavi city corporation has started a 3R centre to enable residents reduce, reuse and recycle waste. These centres will be the hub of waste collection and management in the city.

The Hindu

Without enough recycling facilities in Australia, some are getting creative with plastic solutions

As a nationwide plastic export ban is temporarily lifted, there's concern about a lack of onshore recycling facilities in Australia. But it's inspiring some businesses to find solutions, turning plastic bottle lids into designer products.

ABC News

Wade Cawley on a mission to save tonnes of e-waste from landfill

Only 20 per cent of the world's enormous amount of electronic waste is recycled, but NSW South Coast man Wade Cawley is trying to change that with his own two hands.

ABC News

Love Saves the Day banned items list including loose glitter and umbrellas

Ahead of the festival next week we put together a list of everything that's prohibited

Bristol Post

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Feedback Sports Thru-Axle Chain Keeper review – very simple yet clever

Feedback Sports' eco friendly Chain Keeper is our new favorite workshop accessory

Bike Perfect

Deposit Return Scheme could be scrapped within days, admits Green minister Lorna Slater

The Deposit Return Scheme has been repeatedly delayed and has faced criticism from multiple businesses.

Daily Record

After failed dump search, police say it's unlikely they'll find the body of Brisbane woman Lesley Trotter

Police tell the ABC the search of the rubbish tip has been called off because waste is decomposing at a rate faster than predicted.

ABC News

House made with recycled nappies solves two problems at once, researchers say

Researchers are taking on the challenges of waste and housing affordability, by substituting sand for used nappies in concrete mortar. They've even built a house with the product.

ABC News

Developing country voices will be excluded at UN plastic talks, say NGOs

Limits on numbers at Paris summit mean some of those ‘most needing to be heard’ will not be in attendance

The Guardian - UK

Universal ‘chasing arrows’ recycling symbol could be dumped in US

Biden officials consider whether symbol, created for first Earth Day in 1970, is misleading because of use on non-recyclable material

The Guardian - US

Dirty Diapers Could Replace A Scarce Resource In Sustainable Construction

Researchers combined diaper waste with common construction materials for an affordable and sustainable new housing design.

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The Guardian - UK

Build houses out of used nappies, scientists urge

Up to 8% of sand in concrete and mortar could be replaced without significantly diminishing strength, study says

Chicago Sun-Times

Methane emissions from landfills not being contained by EPA rules, environmental group says

Illinois was ranked ninth in methane emissions from landfills in a new report, with 111,627 metric tons of this leading source of climate pollution.

Insider UK

Deposit return 'could end online drink sales' by some firms

Green MSP highlights 140 jobs being created in Motherwell as a result of the scheme, which may now be at risk

ABC News

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek grants exemption for some household plastic waste to be exported

Some household plastic waste will be exported overseas, instead of being recycled onshore, after the Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek grants a "temporary" exemption to exporters from a plastic export ban.

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Irish Mirror

Two firms to face trial over death of dad-of-three in Dublin quarry accident

Christopher Miley, 31, passed away at a quarry and recycling facility in Rathcoole, Co Dublin, on October 28, 2021

Bristol Post

Bins not collected at tens of thousands of homes in Bristol

The list of streets with recycling collections missed is more than 500

Wales Online

Three weekly bin collections in Newport: When it starts, how it works and what's happening to recycling

The major changes are set to come in later this year

Birmingham Post

South West offices celebrated at 2023 regional BCO Awards

The awards are run by the the British Council for Offices

Manchester Evening News

People can earn cash by returning plastic bottles and cans at supermarkets

While a rate is yet to be confirmed, officers at one Greater Manchester council say it is ‘likely’ to be 20p per container

The New Daily

UN report urges 80 per cent plastic pollution reduction

A UN body has released policy options ahead of global treaty talks at eliminating plastic waste.

The New Daily

Rubbish piles up as garbo strikes spread across country

Bins will go uncollected in Sydney and Geelong as Cleanaway garbos walk off the job and the union calls for state governments to help settle the dispute.

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