Michelle Whitfield MCIWM, ACIM, Head of Communications & Behaviour Change at GMCA, explains how the Renew Hub is delivering environmental, economic, and social benefits. The Renew Hub is more than a reuse and repair initiative – it’s a social enterprise model: Providing affordable goods to residents. Funding grassroots projects to reduce waste and promote…
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A man has been arrested and four vehicles seized after hundreds of tonnes of waste was discovered on wooded land in Bromley. An investigation was launched after large mounds of burnt waste were discovered in wooded areas known as Waldens Farm. A council spokesperson said the amount of waste indicated that the dump was…
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CIWM Early Careers Ambassador and Principal Advisor at APSE, Bonni Jee, explores how local authorities continued to innovate in all things circular economy throughout 2025. Most of you reading this probably go to a HWRC (household waste recycling centre) or ‘the tip’ at least once a year, if not more, and almost certainly conscientiously…
Read more CIWM Early Careers Ambassador and Principal Advisor at APSE, Bonni Jee, explores how local authorities continued to innovate in all things circular economy throughout 2025. Most of you reading this probably go to a HWRC (household waste recycling centre) or ‘the tip’ at least once a year, if not more, and almost certainly conscientiously…
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Environmental degradation is claiming millions of lives and costing trillions annually, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Environment Outlook report says. The UNEP calls its Global Environment Outlook, Seventh Edition: A Future We Choose (GEO-7), the ‘most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken’. The report says that investing in a stable…
Read more Environmental degradation is claiming millions of lives and costing trillions annually, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Environment Outlook report says. The UNEP calls its Global Environment Outlook, Seventh Edition: A Future We Choose (GEO-7), the ‘most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken’. The report says that investing in a stable…
Read more Environmental degradation is claiming millions of lives and costing trillions annually, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Environment Outlook report says. The UNEP calls its Global Environment Outlook, Seventh Edition: A Future We Choose (GEO-7), the ‘most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken’. The report says that investing in a stable…
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A new poll by YouGov has found that 61% of people in Britain are willing to buy refurbished devices, but most (61%) would prefer a brand-new device. Younger Britons are slightly more open to refurbished technology, with 69% of 18-24-year-olds willing to buy a refurbished device, compared to 56% of over 65s. However, people…
Read more A new poll by YouGov has found that 61% of people in Britain are willing to buy refurbished devices, but most (61%) would prefer a brand-new device. Younger Britons are slightly more open to refurbished technology, with 69% of 18-24-year-olds willing to buy a refurbished device, compared to 56% of over 65s. However, people…
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Complex language around the circular economy is alienating consumers, a new report from SUEZ has found. The report, commissioned by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK (SUEZ), found that use of the term circular economy was the ‘single biggest inhibitor to progress’ and was causing people to actively switch off. Created by WPI Economics ‘Bringing…
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