This week's stories focus on the generational divide in knowledge and understanding when it comes to recycling, and also what more can be done as a family to help clean up the planet.
As consumers are being pushed to change their hygiene habits, high demand for hand sanitiser has caused a shortage in bottle closures needed to seal the containers.
A study has shown that 'Generation-Z' Millenials are the generation who are most vocal about recycling and environmental changes but it has also proven that they are also the least likely to recycle.
Did you know Jessica Alba was the founder of her own eco-friendly firm, The Honest Company, founded in 2012 its mission is to provide consumers with safe, non toxic family and lifestyle goods like nappies etc.
McDonald’s customers will be able to recycle toys from Happy Meals as well as toys sold by other brands, as part of a four week trial scheme across seven of its restaurants in the UK and Ireland.
You might feel saintly because you’re doing your bit and recycling as much as you can, but do you realise that a lot of what we recycle is often too contaminated to be processed so it ends up in the landfill? For this week’s recycling challenge, we want to challenge you to make sure you put the right things in your recycling bin, and to make sure they’re as clean as possible before you do!
In this weeks Recycling Roundup Guernsey has cut the amount of general waste it collects by half after making some big changes to its recycling services. Also waste bosses at Edinburgh City Council have said that a deposit return scheme would reduce waste but also might lead to more expensive waste management contracts and a woman from Chippenham was told to dump her broken council recycling box because it "couldn't be recycled"!
In this weeks Recycling Roundup changes are coming to waste and recycling collections in some parts of Aberdeenshire where collections will take place on a three-weekly cycle from 10th September. Also, UK snack giant Walker’s Crisps has partnered up with recycling specialists TerraCycle to recycle more packaging and raise funds for life-saving services across Scotland and the Authorities in Rome are trialling a scheme where people can recycle bottles in return for free journeys on the city’s public transport...