Recycling Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:53:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Recycling Archives - Positive News 32 32 The startups reinventing notoriously hard-to-recycle items https://www.positive.news/environment/the-startups-reinventing-notoriously-hard-to-recycle-items/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:52:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=457423 Clothes made from stinky cigarette butts? Yes, really. It’s yet more proof that waste can be a valuable resource

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]]> Cows are being touted as the latest solution to plastic pollution https://www.positive.news/science/cows-are-being-touted-as-the-latest-solution-to-plastic-pollution/ Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:08:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=364266 Researchers have discovered that bacteria living inside a cow’s gut can break down several types of plastic

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]]> Chop and change: the company recycling chopsticks into beautiful homewares https://www.positive.news/society/the-company-recycling-chopsticks-into-beautiful-homewares/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:47:27 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=361581 A German engineer and his team are giving used utensils a new lease of life

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]]> Three innovative uses of cardboard https://www.positive.news/environment/three-innovative-uses-of-cardboard/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:56:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=231584 Tents, tables and art installations to prove cardboard can have life beyond cereal boxes

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]]> 1,000 volunteers help Brighton beach’s post-Pride clean up https://www.positive.news/environment/1000-volunteers-help-brighton-beachs-post-pride-clean-up/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:32:19 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=231255 The Big Pride Beach Clean saw more than two tonnes of waste collected from Brighton beach and manually sorted by volunteers

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]]> Scotland to introduce ‘ambitious’ 20p bottle deposit scheme https://www.positive.news/environment/scotland-to-introduce-ambitious-20p-bottle-deposit-scheme/ Thu, 09 May 2019 05:39:55 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=193100 The Scottish government has outlined plans for a deposit return scheme for some plastic drinking containers, cans and glass

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]]> Olympic medals to be made from recycled metal https://www.positive.news/environment/olympic-medals-to-be-made-from-recycled-metal/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:15:10 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=182060 Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have come up with a circular solution when it comes to medals

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]]> Norway recycles 97% of its plastic bottles: a blueprint for the rest of the world? https://www.positive.news/environment/norway-recycles-97-of-its-plastic-bottles-a-blueprint-for-the-rest-of-the-world/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:31:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=170602 The Infinitum bottle deposit hub recycles 97 per cent of Norway’s plastic drinks bottles, almost all to such a high standard that they can be turned back into bottles. Should the world follow suit to help tackle the menace of plastic pollution?

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]]> UK contact lens recycling scheme launched https://www.positive.news/environment/uk-contact-lens-recycling-scheme-launched/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:48:06 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=158085 Contact lens wearers in the UK can make use of a free recycling scheme from this week

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]]> Walkers to recycle crisp packets after postal protest https://www.positive.news/environment/walkers-to-recycle-crisp-packets-after-postal-protest/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:39:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=130031 Walkers has announced what it says is the first ever UK-wide recycling service for crisp packets, featuring collection points and a free courier service

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