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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

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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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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Insider UK

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.

ABC News

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

Irish Mirror

Bins not collected at tens of thousands of homes in Bristol

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

Bristol Post

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

Wales Online

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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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County Durham man fined more than £1,400 after his rubbish was found dumped in country lane

Preston Hamilton, from County Durham, was fined £500 for failing to take measures to ensure his waste was transferred by an authorised person and ordered to pay £704 in costs as well as a £200 victim surcharge

Daily Mirror

Co-op and Nisa follow Sainsbury's with new vacuum pack mince meat packaging

Co-op told the Mirror that the new vac-pack packaging format will start to appear on its store shelves this week and after a staggered rollout they will eventually be sold across all sites

This FLSK water bottle might be the best thermal bottle for hot and cold drinks

T3 tried the FLSK drinking bottle to see if its thermal technology lived up to the hype. Here’s what we found…

ABC News

Electronic waste kept out of landfill in the hundreds of tonnes thanks to this Queensland charity

A recycling program has found a way to divert tonnes of discarded electronic devices and huge amounts of precious metals and other components from landfill, while also providing disability employment.

Daily Mirror

Prince's Trust award for uniform recycling shop that provides lifeline for poorer pupils

Teacher Penny Pearson helped pupils to sort out the shirts, ties and jumpers languishing in lost property, and soon the group were learning how to sort the recycled uniform for students in need

Cycling Weekly

10 million bicycle inner tubes end up in US landfills each year — Schwalbe aims to recycle these instead

Schwalbe is giving old tubes a new life with its "Cradle-to-Cradle" bicycle inner tube recycling program — the first of its kind in the United States.

Manchester Evening News

Concerns over recycling changes that could mean new bins and collections in Greater Manchester

The government wants separate food and garden waste collections

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