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Euroviews. Our disposable culture must end. We need the ‘right to repair’ not recycle our smartphones ǀ View

The Green Deal has paved the way for a sustainable product policy. Now legislators must seize this opportunity to ensure all smartphones sold in the EU are designed to be repaired and last longer.

Living

Is your reusable coffee cup really making a difference?

There is the capacity for all the paper cups we use to be recycled in the UK. The problem is that customers don’t put them in the right bins.

Green News

7 eco-friendly gifts for men on Valentine’s Day

Recycled cufflinks, socks that save orangutans or sustainable trainers? Treat him this year with a sustainable gift.

Green News

Breakthrough means plastic can be recycled hundreds of times

Most plastics can only be recycled two or three times before they become unusable.

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Living

Europe’s coolest recycling projects you can invest in

There's your usual repurposing ocean plastic plus cinnamon t-shirts and wine barrel home decor.

World

Global energy demand debated at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

Gathering heads of state, ministers and energy innovators together in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week ran from January 11-18.

World

How is the UAE tackling its food waste problem?

Nursery school children in the United Arab Emirates are learning early about the importance of recycling leftover food.

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Dubai acts to stem the tide of single use plastic

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Almost 90 million air passengers pass through Dubai each year, bringing 5,500 tonnes of plastic. But attitudes are changing.

Living

Europe’s worst offenders for burning and binning clothes revealed

Fashion capitals have been outed as the biggest producers of textile waste.

Green News

The single-use screens thrown away after 59 seconds

This tech revolution could spell disaster for the environment

World

German Greens propose 25 euro deposit to encourage phone recycling

Germans could have to pay a €25 deposit on every smartphone or tablet under proposals to stop used devices ending up in landfill or being palmed off to poorer countries.

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Rags to riches: uncovering the hidden value in your old clothes

In partnership with The European Commission

What are your used clothes worth? Plenty, say EU researchers, who are turning discarded textiles into materials such as glucose, glycol or acids that can be used in the biochemical industry.

Russia

No time to waste? Moscow begins recycling its rubbish

Moscow sends 88% of its rubbish to landfill. Now the city is trying to do something about it.

Green News

Europe has a plastic problem, only 30% of plastic waste is recycled

A new study shows recycling rates on the continent are worryingly low.

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Egyptian man builds eco-friendly home using only recycled material

Taymour El-Hadidi collected concrete blocks, red bricks and glass bottles to build his environmentally conscious home.

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Brazil home made with of over 6,000 bottles

It takes a lot of bottle to build a house like this.

Living

9 pieces of vintage furniture to redecorate your home during lockdown

Home makeover anyone? Learn how and where to buy furniture sustainably with our vintage edit.

Green News

Stopping clothes being incinerated: a textiles recycling breakthrough

Swedish forestry group Södra says it's the first to present a solution for large-scale clothes recycling.

Italy

Watch: Mules replace bin lorries in hilltop Italian town

The mules go door to door collecting rubbish, but only if it has been properly separated. A mule can carry 150kg, but driver Francesco says he never loads them up that much because he loves his animals.

Living

5 eco accessories that will transform your home

Brands leading the way in luxury ethical homeware.