How can we address the challenge of too much waste?
Your latest stories addressing waste
Zero Waste Leeds
Building a movement to help make Leeds a zero waste city by 2030.
Leeds
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Reuse Shop by Bristol Waste
Providing household items to residents by diverting good quality items from the waste stream.
Bristol
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Highland Galvanizers
Increasing the lifespan of motorway crash barriers through re-use and refurbishment.
East Lothian
Circular Economy
Transport
The Ink Bin
Saving home use plastic and leakage entering landfill whilst educating youngsters on climate issues.
Colchester
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Upcycle Fashion
Delivering garment repair and upcycling workshops to increase the longevity of clothing.
Westminster
Excessive consumption
Waste
Plastic Shed
Bringing people together in Stockport to turn plastic waste into new, useful things.
Stockport
Excessive consumption
Waste
Think big locally
We generate a staggering 223 million tonnes of waste in the UK in a single year; nature generates zero. Households are a major source, but commercial, industrial, construction, demolition and excavation activities produce even more. Landfills emit egregious methane gas; incineration with electricity generation only (the main form of energy-from-waste in the UK) emits more greenhouse gases than a gas-fired power station. The best option in terms of positive climate action and resource usage is to phase out residual waste entirely, ensuring that all waste is reused, recycled or composted instead.
Initiatives addressing waste
Shed 1 Distillery
Placing sustainability at the heart of small batch gin distilling.
Allerdale
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Circular Economy
Aughton Town Green Primary School
Rejuvenating our garden to create a sustainable environment for today's and future pupils.
West Lancashire
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Thirteen Recycling Centre
Opening a waste management and ecology centre to reduce waste to landfill by 95%.
Darlington
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Waste
Built Environment
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Advanced Bacterial Sciences
Boosting efficiency, remediate pollution and regenerate natural systems using bacterial solutions.
Bolton
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Waste
Biodiversity & Nature
Built Environment
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Renewal North West
Reducing carbon with Wesley Downs on the Zero Carbon Tour.
Stockport
Creative Apparel
Reducing carbon with Phil Millar from Creative Apparel on the Zero Carbon Tour.
Stockport
Carbon emissions Tech & Innovation
Waste
Hatters Promotions
Reducing carbon with Jo Shippen from Hatters Promotions on the Zero Carbon Tour.
Stockport
Imperfect Pointes
Reducing carbon with Helen Banks from Imperfect Pointes on the Zero Carbon Tour.
Manchester
The Tatton Group
Reducing carbon with Anette McDonald from Tatton Group on the Zero Carbon Tour.
Cheshire East
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Waste
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Kiht Collective
Reducing carbon with Danielle King from Kiht Collective on the Zero Carbon Tour.
Manchester
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
Good Vibe Veg
Reducing the carbon footprint of our food supply in Somerset.
Somerset West and Taunton
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Waste
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Furniture Re-Use Project
Salvaging, reusing, recycling or upcycling old school and office furniture to save it from landfill.
Perth and Kinross
Excessive consumption
Waste
