A broken heel, a rip in trousers, buttons missing from a shirt? Don’t throw them away if you live in France, where the government will…
View More Stitch in time: France to help pay for clothes to be mended to cut wasteTag: Ethical and green living
UK to gain first lithium mine in Cornwall in boost to electric car industry
The UK is to gain its first lithium mine in Cornwall after a British startup agreed a deal with a French mining company that could…
View More UK to gain first lithium mine in Cornwall in boost to electric car industryGarden water butts get a long overdue design makeover
They are water-saving wonders but plastic water butts have traditionally been eyesores to keep hidden from view. Now, though, with conserving water more important than…
View More Garden water butts get a long overdue design makeover‘I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded’: the truth about our electronic waste
In the lobby of Fresno airport is a forest of plastic trees. A bit on the nose, I think: this is central California, home of…
View More ‘I spot brand new TVs, here to be shredded’: the truth about our electronic wasteMicrobes discovered that can digest plastics at low temperatures
Microbes that can digest plastics at low temperatures have been discovered by scientists in the Alps and the Arctic, which could be a valuable tool…
View More Microbes discovered that can digest plastics at low temperaturesMany Europeans want climate action – but less so if it changes their lifestyle, shows poll
Many Europeans are alarmed by the climate crisis and would willingly take personal steps and back government policies to help combat it, a survey suggests…
View More Many Europeans want climate action – but less so if it changes their lifestyle, shows pollUK insulation scheme would take 300 years to meet government targets, say critics
The government’s home insulation scheme would take 190 years to upgrade the energy efficiency of the UK’s draughty housing stock, and 300 years to meet…
View More UK insulation scheme would take 300 years to meet government targets, say criticsShock and ore: UK firms race to get in on electric car battery recycling act
When batteries die what’s left over is a mess. Devilish “black mass” is a shredded, toxic mix from the insides of battery cells that have…
View More Shock and ore: UK firms race to get in on electric car battery recycling actNet zero strategy shows UK will miss 2030 emissions cuts target
The UK government has said it is still on track to meet its international climate commitments under the Paris agreement, as analysis of its energy…
View More Net zero strategy shows UK will miss 2030 emissions cuts targetStop ‘wishcycling’ and get wise: how to recycle (almost) everything
I spend a lot of time – too much time – thinking about recycling and the main thing I think, over and over, is: it…
View More Stop ‘wishcycling’ and get wise: how to recycle (almost) everything