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 […]
7-in-10 people in the UK want the government to introduce an extended producer responsibility scheme that promotes recyclable materials, according to a poll commissioned by Alupro. The survey also found 69% of those polled believed aluminium is the “perfect material” to support a circular economy. Alupro is an industry-funded, not-for-profit organisation representing the UK’s […]
An Italian company that provides e-commerce platforms with circular and sustainable packaging has secured £2M seed funding round ahead of its collaboration with Royal Mail. Movopack said the funding will support its official launch in the UK – the company’s first expansion outside Italy. As part of the launch, Movopack will allow consumers to […]