Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’
Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’Get our breaking ne...
Two more people arrested over ‘mountain of illegal waste’ dumped in Oxfordshire
A total of six people apprehended as clean-up of rubbish stacked 10 metres high cost about £6mTwo men have been arrested after fly-tippers dumped a “m...
Landslide at waste mound in Guinea’s capital kills 30, government says
Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African stateA landslide at a huge waste dump in G...
Burnham announces plans to clean up illegal waste dumps – UK politics live
The prime minister has promised a crackdown on criminal gangs making money from dumping waste Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog.The days ...
Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say
Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soilsPlastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to...
UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland
A Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK waste• ‘Nobody cares’: Turkish farm...
‘No time to waste’: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites
Officials have long lobbied for peak that rises 2,918 metres above sea level to be given coveted designationMore than four decades have elapsed since ...
Derived from basketball and developed by teenagers in late-Victorian England, netball is sport's great misunderstood "girly game". It could be heading...
Hate food waste? 7 creative ways to turn your leftovers into a new meal
We asked our audience to share their favorite go-to recipes for leftovers. Here are seven dishes — like stuffed peppers and a biryani casserole — that...
A new law in California will clarify 'sell by' dates to reduce food waste
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste about the new law that standardizes food label "use by" dates and how that re...
Australia politics live: defence industry minister to spruik Labor’s ‘progressive patriotism’ as audits reveal waste
Pat Conroy to tell National Press Club that Labor is the true party of defence and national security. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news em...
‘Unbelievable’ waste and inefficiency at MoD, says ex-defence minister Al Carns
Exclusive: Carns, who quit last week, says he was angered by unwillingness to confront sunk costs of legacy programmesThere is “unbelievable” waste an...
Japan reactor restart sparks fresh fears over nuclear waste storage
The reboot highlights a dire problem for the country's nuclear program. Japan is running out of space to store spent nuclear fuel and lacks plans for ...
