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    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      UK retail industry
      UK retailers to raise concerns over new recycling scheme with ministers

      Companies warn initiative will lead to higher costs for consumers without boosting environment

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      The latest annual ranking shows the extent to which entrepreneurship continues to thrive, despite a backdrop of considerable political and social upheaval given rising interest rates and a slowing economy

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      Challenge to United Utilities one of a number of legal claims against water companies

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      ‘Anti-waste’ law has been costly for casual dining chains to implement and some doubt its environmental benefits

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      Industries continue to experiment with reshaping take-make-dispose ‘linear’ models of production, from eking out battery materials for electric cars to farming’s challenges with soil and water. Plus: the ‘too much stuff’ problem

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      Holding on to belongings for reuse can become overwhelming

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      Messages for the world’s fashion capitals from the front lines of reuse

      In Mexico, Ghana and the Philippines, circularity is inextricable from community wellbeing

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      Meet three innovators with very different approaches to cutting waste and pollution

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      Collecting and processing human urine would address fertiliser shortages and water pollution

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      Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made using the resource appear more viable

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
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      Three environmental groups are suing the producer of Evian water and Activia yoghurt

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
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      Start-ups are raising funds to speed up process that uses microbes

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      Mandatory scheme’s high costs pose threat to some companies’ profits

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      UK government is imposing fresh restrictions to curb pollution of rivers and seas

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      Industry solutions include lab-grown fibres; reduced consumption would have a bigger impact

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      Worries over outages and soaring energy costs are spurring chemicals groups to reinvest in coal-fired power plants. Plus: companies and eco-campaigners urge clarity on reform. To come: rising raw material prices add to supply chain strain

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