A team of local workers from Biffa and staff from the hospitality company Mitchells & Butlers cleaned up Southbourne Beach in Bournemouth on 17th July. They collected clothes, flip-flops, socks, fishing wire, bottles, and cans from the sand. After a few weeks, the collected items weighing 60kg (9.6 stone) were taken back to the Poole...
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UK political parties urged to back DRS in manifestos
The coalition of environmental organisations in the UK reports that public opinion on deposit return schemes (DRS) is overwhelmingly positive. They are urging political parties to include plans for tackling the waste crisis in their manifestos for the 2024 General Election. The DRS, which will be introduced across the UK in 2027, involves placing a...
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UK Government delays bottle recycling scheme to 2027
The Government has postponed the launch of its bottle recycling scheme once again until 2027. The scheme, which involves paying small cash amounts for plastic bottles or used cans, was first proposed in 2018. Environmental minister Robbie Moore has admitted that the initial target date of October 2025 was too ambitious. The delay is due...
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Let’s turn the Earth green this St Patrick’s Day
No matter how Irish you are, or how far from Ireland you live, get your Guinness at the ready, as St Patrick’s Day is upon us on 17th March. But is our much-loved Irish holiday causing an environmental hangover and leaving you with a banging headache and a mountain of waste to deal with on...