Life Don't throw away old batteries, feed them to your plants instead Recycled batteries can be turned into fertiliser that is being used to grow food. 28/05/2020
brussels bureau 'People are scared': Rubbish collectors continue despite virus fears The role of rubbish collectors is vital in preventing a health crisis from becoming a sanitation crisis. 30/03/2020
View A circular economy is within reach if European businesses grasp the opportunity ǀ View 03/03/2020
Malaysia Malaysia returns waste to Europe: 'we're not world's rubbish dump' Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, but Malaysia and others are fighting back. 20/01/2020
Places These holiday destinations need your help cleaning the beaches We explore how the plastic crisis is affecting beautiful places such as Bali, Thailand and Vietnam and what you can do to save their shorelines. 11/08/2019
Austria Trouble brewing over eco-pooing? Portaloo manufacturers in court fight Two rival portaloo providers in Austria are currently battling each other in court amid a diagreement over the proper handling of fecal matter. 30/07/2019
Canada Return to sender: 69 containers carrying mislabeled waste returned to Canada from the Philippines 30/06/2019
Life #Positivenews | Hydrogen buses, eco classrooms + the end of wet wipes It's not all so bleak... A round-up of May's positive news concerning the environment and the world of sustainability. 31/05/2019
Life 100% recyclable cardboard tents are pitching up at festivals The KarTent is a festival-use tent made entirely of cardboard, which is easily recycled instead of adding to the landfill. 23/05/2019
Places Deepest ever dive made by man into the Mariana trench unearths plastic One man reached the deepest point in the ocean, only to find litter and sweet wrappers. 14/05/2019
United Kingdom 'Monster fatberg', bigger than the Tower of Pisa, discovered in Devon A 'monster fatberg', believed to be Devon's largest, has been discovered in Sidmouth 09/01/2019
Italy Schools could shut over Rome's garbage crisis Schools may stay closed as waste piles up. 06/01/2019
Indonesia 115 plastic cups, 4 bottles and 4 flipflops found inside dead whale A dead sperm whale was found washed ashore in Indonesia with nearly 6kg of plastic waste in its stomach, according to park officials. 20/11/2018
Lebanon Could incinerators be the answer to Lebanon's critical waste problem? Could incinerators be the answer to Lebanon's critical waste problem? 08/09/2018