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Leading UK waste management firms join Design Skills for Embedding Circularity initiative

CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) and URGE Collective, a creative industries collective dedicated to system change, have announced many of the UK’s leading waste management companies, including Biffa, SUEZ and DS Smith, will be supporting their Design Skills for ...

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Renewed thinking

Circularity has become a core element of washroom management, with the emphasis on renewal say the experts at Kimberly-Clark Professional With rising sustainability expectations and growing legislative pressures, facilities managers are evaluating how waste is handled across their estates. Washrooms, ...

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Circular Economy Institute launches CEI Professional Membership

The Circular Economy Institute (CEI) has launched a new global professional membership programme to accelerate the transition from linear to circular models by equipping professionals with practical skills, recognised credentials, and peer networks that deliver measurable change. This initiative reflects ...

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‘Exchange for Change’ launch welcomed by the AVA

AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association has welcomed the Government’s announcement of the UK deposit return scheme, officially named ‘Exchange for Change’, which is being launched in October 2027. The AVA has played a significant role in the scheme’s ...

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Recolight announces 2026 webinar series focusing on sustainable lighting innovation

Free sessions to empower the lighting community with cutting-edge knowledge and practical guidance Recolight is delighted to unveil its 2026 webinar series. The free to attend session are open to all, covering a range of topics to support the lighting ...

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Skating towards a circular future: Action drives environmental change

By John Twitchen, Founder at Stuff4Life Thirty years ago, as an Environmental Studies student at the University of Hertfordshire, I took part in an industry placement that changed my life. At the time, I didn’t realise digging trial pits on ...

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Circular Lighting Live 2025: Industry unites to drive real change in sustainability and circularity

Collaboration and innovation took centre stage at Circular Lighting Live 2025, the UK’s leading sustainability conference for the lighting industry. Held in London and organised by Recolight, the event brought together more than 35 inspirational speakers and leading brands to ...

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Kimberly-Clark Professional evolves RightCycle™ into ReNew by Kimberly-Clark Professional™: Sustainable solutions made simple

• Kimberly-Clark Professional™ unveils the ReNew™ Programme, an evolution of its award-winning RightCycle™ Programme, launching in September 2025 to offer industry-leading circularity solutions for hard-to-recycle hygiene products. • The service builds on the success of the RightCycle™ Programme, offering comprehensive, ...

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Crown Workspace calls time on corporate greenwashing

As businesses face increasing scrutiny over their environmental claims, a growing disconnect between corporate sustainability rhetoric and real-world action, has been revealed in a new white paper from Crown Workspace. Based on a global survey of 1,000 office workers and ...

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Demand for green buildings has slowed according to RICS Sustainability Report

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, revealing a slowdown in global demand growth for sustainable buildings and a concerning lack of progress in carbon measurement across construction projects. The report, based on insight ...

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