The tent dilemma: Solving the problem of festival waste. Music festivals generate 25,800 tonnes of waste annually. Ahead of Glastonbury this weekend, Circular Online has looked at how we can solve the problem of festival waste.

2 days ago · New returnable cup scheme launched at 49 locations in Glasgow, including in Costa Coffee, Caffè Nero, Burger King and local cafes. Borrow Cup, led by environmental charity Hubbub and reuse start-up Reposit, is a system to borrow and return a reusable cup from a cafe or restaurant. Customers are eligible for discounts and extra loyalty points for using Borrow Cup at most participating ...

1 day ago · Lichfield MP Dave Robertson says custodial sentences should be considered for fly-tippers who blocked road access in his consistency by dumping a 15-foot high mound of waste. Robertson called the amount of waste “staggering” and said it “posed a genuine risk to life” as public services were ...

4 days ago · The Deposit Return Scheme legislation for England and Northern Ireland has now come into force, enabling the appointment of the Deposit Management Organisation in April. Last week, 352 MPs voted to approve Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) legislation, despite supermarket bosses urging the Environment ...

2 days ago · More than 90% of the 1,140 miles of urban and rural sites Keep Britain Tidy surveyed over the past decade were found to contain litter, according to its new report. A new report by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy shares the findings of the national litter surveys it has conducted each year ...

3 days ago · Bristol City Council could become the first English local authority to implement black bin waste collections every four weeks. The Green-led Council is consulting on proposals to implement black bin waste collections once every three or four weeks instead of two, which it says would save millions of pounds per year and increase recycling rates.

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Jan 14, 2025 · A new report by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) identifies future fiscal measures that would incentivise a more circular economy in the UK. The “Shaping Future Financial and Fiscal Policies for a More Circular Economy in the UK” report is structured around three overarching ...

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