Countries negotiating a global treaty to address plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement at what was meant to be the final meeting. The fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting in Busan, South Korea, ended without agreement. Over 100 nations wanted to cap plastic production while several oil-producing countries were only prepared to […]
A man has been ordered by the High Court to stop using land in Suffolk as a waste disposal site. Her Honourable Judge Crane, at the High Court of Justice Kings Bench Division, determined that Fenton has no legitimate right to use the land to deposit or store waste. Fenton is required to make lawful […]
Boop Founder Yasmine Amr. Editor of Circular magazine Ian Farrell speaks to the founder of Boop Yasmine Amr about how her online store is reducing waste by selling excess product that would otherwise be scrapped. Having worked extensively in the beauty industry, Yasmine Amr couldn’t help but notice the problem of waste: products being […]