Here are the latest News, Blogs and Resources from the Rio Club
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Unwrapping the truth behind packaging
As we carve our pumpkins and have sweets standing by for trick and treaters, or start buying or thinking about wrapping Christmas gifts early, some of us may be noticing the amount of single use plastic we are inadvertently consuming.
29 October, 2020 / Waste, Plastics,
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Back to Basics
Ben Gardner visited Ecomondo in Rimini, Italy. These are his thoughts.
15 November, 2019 / Circular Economy, Plastics, Corporate Sustainability, Learning,
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Have we become desensitised to the danger of plastic pollution?
Five things you can do everyday to reduce plastic pollution.
20 March, 2019 / Waste, Circular Economy, Plastics, Sustainable Cities and Communities,
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Drowning in Plastic
Drowning in plastics, Liz Bonnan.
17 December, 2018 / Plastics,
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The evolving role of the waste contractor
Times are changing... Public obsession with single use plastics, cries for better food waste management; and the emergence of the circular economy. But what does this mean for the oft maligned waste contractor? How does it need to adapt and evolve to respond to today's outspoken ethical consumer?
19 September, 2018 / Waste, Circular Economy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Plastics, Food Waste, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Learning,
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The Chinese Sword and all hell has broken loose
No, this is not an article about ninja warriors but about how Chinese policies on waste have impacted recycling and waste management in the UK (and elsewhere). A bit of history... As Chinese industries producing mass market products have grown, so has their appetite for raw materials...
13 August, 2018 / Waste, Plastics, Responsible Consumption and Production,
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UN World Environment Day 2018: Beat Plastic Pollution
WED is an event that has been running since 1974, is regarded as the ‘UN's most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment’. Each year the event has a host country and a theme. This year’s theme is, ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’; hosted in India.
4 June, 2018 / Waste, Plastics, Clean Water and Sanitation, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production,
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How much do we actually recycle? It cannot be possible!
The consultancy Eunomia published a report recently which lifts the lid on declared recycling figures. Their analysis finally gives some data credibility to what many of us already intuitively knew...it cannot be possible that we recycle half our waste in the UK...
15 May, 2018 / Waste, Plastics, Responsible Consumption and Production,
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Beyond Earth Day 2018 and The Plastics Pact: to End Plastic Pollution
Earth Day 2018 and The Plastics Pact: to End Plastic Pollution
21 April, 2018 / Waste, Plastics, Responsible Consumption and Production,