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It’s expected to process more than 20,000 tonnes of plastic waste in its first year alone
Aberdeen City, Perth and Kinross will implement projects that have the potential to reduce carbon emissions by more than 8,000 tonnes a year
The Environmental Protection Agency has published three Requests for Information, inviting interested individuals and organisations to share their views
Key proposals set out in the Circular Economy Bill and Waste Route Map include banning the destruction of unsold goods to ensure products never end up in landfills or are incinerated
It aims to deliver environmental and economic benefits by helping industry and society to use fewer resources and reuse and recover products and materials instead of disposing of them after use
It forms part of a £30m programme to move the UK towards a circular economy, in which waste products and materials are reused, repaired or recycled to extend their lifecycle
It has achieved a recycling rate of 65.14%, with 18 of the 22 local authorities having delivered against the increased target in the very first year
They will explore how reusing waste materials in the textiles, construction, chemical and metal industries could deliver environmental benefits
The firm claims they are ten-times less energy-intensive to produce than traditional options
It aims to encourage ‘reduce, reuse and return’ among its customers and will test eight ways in which the retailer and its customers can reduce their impact on the planet