Polytag system prints invisible tag on to containers, which can be picked up by readers located at recycling centres Marks & Spencer is teaming up with a recycling technology group to enable the retailer to trace what happens to its drinks bottles, cartons and other plastic
Footage on social media showed roads full of cars evacuating the suburbs of Fort McMurray in the western Canadian province of Alberta. A growing blaze threatened the city and its surroundings, which experienced devastating fires in 2016. Local officials have ordered thousands
Labor touts cost of living package as ‘substantial’ but advocates say changes are inadequate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The federal government’s decision not to further
Most Australians don’t know what to do with their dead pets, vapes and lightbulbs, a waste survey has found Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast While Australia may be a pet-loving
South West Water has detected ‘small traces’ of parasite in drinking supply that can cause diarrhoea-type disease Boil your tap water before you drink it, residents in Devon have been told, after 22 cases of a parasitic disease were confirmed. South West Water has detected what
Read more from The DIY Climate Changers , a new series on everyday people’s creative solutions to the climate crisis Beverly Lofton’s home in south Los Angeles used to have a water-guzzling grass lawn. Today, it’s a verdant microfarm that uses solar power and recycled water to
Fossil Free Books’ statement also demands that the book festival sponsor stops investing in ‘companies that profit from Israeli apartheid, occupation and genocide’ More than 200 authors including Naomi Klein, Sally Rooney and George Monbiot have signed a statement by Fossil
Clean river campaigner says pollution poses threat as Labour MP calls for water industry to be taken into public ownership A clean river campaigner has warned of a serious risk someone will die from swimming in English rivers and seas because of the level of E coli from water
Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, has been slowly swallowed by the sea over the past few decades. This has led to the relocation of the school and many homes, resulting in a dwindling population. Currently, there are only four students
Oscar-winning film-maker Craig Foster on his first octopus encounter, the price of fame and his new video book about the power of connecting with animals When the film My Octopus Teacher aired on Netflix in 2020 it was a huge overnight success, going on to win an Oscar the
Free-roaming animals reintroduced in Romania’s Țarcu mountains are stimulating plant growth and securing carbon stored in the soil while grazing A herd of 170 bison reintroduced to Romania’s Țarcu mountains could help store CO 2 emissions equivalent to removing 43,000 US cars
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ‘taking very serious look’ at whether Mar-a-Lago meeting justifies legal action A powerful watchdog group that has been at the forefront of efforts to hold Donald Trump accountable for constitutional violations is
Cross-party group of 50 calls on prime minister to appoint climate envoy and back Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance A cross-party group of MPs and peers has urged Rishi Sunak to make a U-turn on his oil and gas extraction plans as part of a broader plea to increase efforts to address
Michigan factory making battery components for electric cars may offer an economic lifeline, but for some residents there’s a problem: the parent company is in China Set among green rolling hills and tall pines, Lori Brock’s storybook farm encapsulates northern Michigan. A