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IKEA UK Rings Up Success on Food Waste, Green Energy and Circular Sofas

IKEA is pressing ahead with plans to become a 'circular retailer' that minimises its waste and encourages customers to reuse and repair its products, according to the company's latest Annual Summary for...

ALEKSANDRA ĐURĐEVIĆ Although There Are Neither Chargers nor Incentives in Serbia, Drivers Are Thrilled with BMW Electric and Hybrid Cars

At this year’s Car Show in Belgrade, Delta Motors not only presented visitors a wide range of BMW’s electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars but also decided to place these vehicles on...

51-Turbine Skookumchuck Wind Energy Project Moves Forward

Thurston County is requesting proposals for qualified firms to prepare a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) for review of a planned 51-turbine wind-powered electrical generation project on 19,654-acres of land that straddles...

Next Wave of Solar Cells Is Here and They Are Highly Transparent

The windows of buildings, homes and cars might be the perfect place for transparent solar materials that can supplement the energy produced by the bulkier rooftop units. Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU)...

Costa, Greggs, McDonald’s and Starbucks Among Coffee Giants to Sign Cup Recycling Deal

Some of the UK's largest coffee shops have joined forces to battle Britain's cup waste mountain, announcing plans to develop a nationwide recycling system they hope will curb the numbers of takeaway...

Lush Brews Up Recycled Coffee Cup Packaging Breakthrough

The UK's High Street coffee chains may be under fire over the billions of single use coffee cups they produce each year, the vast majority of which are not recycled. But they...

32nd Annual International Coastal Cleanup Gets Hundreds Of Thousands Of Volunteers Involved Worldwide

The 32nd annual International Coastal Cleanup took place on September 16. Promoted by the Ocean Conservancy, the coastal cleanup began with a small group of volunteers in Texas in 1986 and has...

British Airways Tries Again on Waste Based Biofuels

UK carrier British Airways (BA) has partnered with renewable fuels company Velocys, after an earlier waste-to-fuel initiative named GreenSky with Washington-based Solena Fuels fell through. This latest venture uses fuel derived from waste...

Bottoms Up: EU Drinks Carton Recycling Rate Pushes Past 45 Per Cent Mark

Europe is now recycling almost half its cardboard drinks cartons as progressing on cutting waste within the trading bloc continues. The recycling rate for cardboard drinks cartons hit 47 per cent in 2016...

Veolia Unveils ‘Cupcycling’ Scheme to Turn Coffee Cups into Shopping Bags

From today shoppers in Selfridges will be able to give their green credentials a polish thanks to a new partnership between the department store, waste giant Veolia and papermaker James Cropper, which...

EXPLAINED: Tesla’s Patent for Making Solar Shingles Stick Together

How SolarCity’s concept of overlapping solar cells connected by a conductive paste might help Tesla hit its cost and performance targets. One of the biggest questions facing Tesla’s new Solar Roof product is...

DRAGAN MARINKOVIĆ: The Commitment of the City’s Authorities to Environmental Protection in Kragujevac

Kragujevac is one of the cities which invests a lot in ecology, as evidenced by the investments in the construction of Recycling centre, as well as the procurement of the equipment for...

Rubbish Acting? Coca-Cola Airs TV Advert Animated Entirely from Recycled Bottles

Coca-Cola has aired its first ever TV advert animated entirely from 100 per cent recycled packaging with the aim of encouraging more consumers to recycle used plastic bottles. The soft drinks giant's 'Love...

Google Creates “Dandelion” To Promote Geothermal Energy

Google has set up an independent business outside the Alphabet umbrella called Dandelion. The new company was created to promote new geothermal system technology. Dandelion will attempt to do for residential heating...

Artificial Reefs Could Help Save Our Oceans

The Smithsonian Institution calls coralline algae “the unsung architects of coral reefs.” These pink-colored seaweed, with a skeletal structure that resembles honeycomb, live in harmony with coral. They strengthen the corals’ foundation by...

Coca-Cola Unwraps New Sustainable Packaging Strategy

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) will today launch a major new strategy designed to curb the environmental impact of its packaging and boost the recycling rate for its iconic cans and bottles. The company...

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