How can we recycle and reuse more? The solutions are there, but we need to think and act differently.
Waitrose introduces a groundbreaking cork recycling initiative, a first among major UK supermarkets. Discover more about their trial schemes.
Coldplay's collaboration with The Ocean Cleanup for album, 'Moon Music' includes a special edition vinyl made from recycled plastic waste.
Decathlon’s 'No Tent Left Behind' campaign urges festival goers not to leave their tents. Returned tents will receive a full refund.
Boop sells imperfect or excess beauty products at a discount, to reduce the 90 million beauty products thrown away each year in the UK.
UK scientists are launching a pioneering new research project to assess the risk of microplastics to human health.
The Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall, produces the most waste per capita in the entirety of England.
Pick up takeaway cappuccino. Drink it on the way to the office. Throw away the cup in the recycling bin. Easy, right? Actually most coffee cups can’t be recycled through public recycling bins and you could actually be responsible for all the rubbish in that bin -...
Whether your love for music stems from dancing the night away to live music, streaming music from your device or in front of your decks mixing songs, the industry itself offers mixed reviews in terms of its sustainability. Therefore, it's vital to know what’s being...
You’re browsing the shelves for a present for that special someone. You are drawn to an expensive looking candle. It smells great. It’s got a rich, dark blue label, with shiny, embossed gold writing and tasteful gold shapes printed all over it. Just the job.Now if...
The era of ‘climate positive’ eating out is here. As we scramble to reduce our impact on the planet, a new generation of cafés and restaurants is making the task easier - and more enjoyable - for us.Tim Grant is an unlikely eco-warrior at first glance. Looking at...
How are people’s fashion behaviours and preferences changing? In partnership with Conscious Fashion + Lifestyle NetworkGreta Thunberg, the Swedish activist and campaigner, was recently chosen to be the first ever cover girl for newly launched Vogue Scandinavia...
How is sustainability being carried through into the fashion design process? In partnership with Conscious Fashion + Lifestyle NetworkBy the time you actually wear your new floaty boho dress or the latest streamlined pair of ergonomically-designed running shoes,...
HALF of shoppers would make more environmentally-friendly choices if it was cheaper, a poll found. A huge 48 per cent said they wanted to do the right thing but cost often held them back.Researchers asked if Britain’s shoppers wanted to make different food choices...
A new study has found that the value of the world’s top 50 most valuable cosmetics brands has declined by 9 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not surprising, you might think, as there have been more limited occasions to bring out the lipstick and eye-shadow....
The world’s on fire, literally sometimes. Carbon is filling the atmosphere. There are massive spiders in some places. God it’s awful isn’t it? But hey ho, there’s still hope right?... Right…..? Guess what I’m badgering on about. Yeah that’s exactly correct, climate...
OVER half of adults simply don’t understand the meaning of common recycling symbols found on everyday household products, researchers have found in a recent UK study.Eight key symbols appearing on thousands of supermarket items instructing buyers how to dispose of...
The UK is the largest plastic waste producer in Europe and one of the biggest producers of plastic waste in the world, second only to the US. The UK produces 99kg of plastic waste per person per year. And it exports about two-thirds of this waste to poorer...
“Care for what you have.” This was the little tagline I had printed on our first postcards for Fixup, the pop up repair shops I ran in New York City for the past seven years.The tagline was meant to be read in two ways. As an imperative: in the face of...
