Waste

Environment

At last, a victory for rivers over megafarms: now councils can’t treat toxic waste as someone else’s problem | Charles Watson

The recent ecological collapse of the River Wye due to pollution from intensive agriculture has been well documented. But the…

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Environment

Clothes from UK brands found discarded in Ghana wetland dumps – video | Waste

An Unearthed and Greenpeace investigation found garments by UK brands on a rubbish dump in a protected wetland in Accra,…

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Environment

Swedish ‘queen of trash’ jailed for dumping thousands of tonnes of toxic waste | Sweden

A Swedish entrepreneur who once called herself the “queen of trash” has been sentenced to six years in prison for…

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Food & Drink

Don’t Waste Your Sundays Flipping Pancakes—Make a Dutch Baby Instead!

Why It Works A high liquid ratio generates more steam, resulting in a better rise. Heating the cast iron in…

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Environment

‘Small and mighty, that’s what we are’: the team turning discarded tents into bags | Waste

When Lauren Mason volunteered to help with the cleanup at a festival two years ago, she had no idea it…

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Health

Scientists test real-time view of brain’s waste removal

A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases,…

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Environment

AI tool trial could save equivalent of 1.5m meals in food waste | Food waste

Millions of meals worth of wasted food could be redistributed thanks to an artificial intelligence tool being trialled by companies…

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Environment

Revealed: three tonnes of uranium legally dumped in protected English estuary in nine years | Nuclear waste

The Environment Agency has allowed a firm to dump three tonnes of uranium into one of England’s most protected sites…

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Food & Drink

Taste How Restaurants Are Transforming Food Waste, From Coast to Coast

Restaurants are evolving from farm-to-table and seasonal to exceptionally sustainable thanks to waste reduction. Chefs and operators agree on two…

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Food & Drink

How the Grand Canyon Restaurants and Railways Reduce Waste

Bucket list travel is often associated with indulgence — splurging on lie-flat business class tickets or dining with a celebrity…

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