MOLD SPRING CLEAN
Mold Plastic Reduction is spearheading Mold Spring Clean on Saturday 18 May (10am to 2pm). Working with Mold Town Council, Keep
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FLINTSHIRE WASTE STRATEGY
Comments are invited on Flintshire County Councils draft Resource and Waste Strategy for 2024-2030. The strategy is intended to help
RECYCLING BLISTER PACKS
Supermarket chain Aldi is working with TerraCycle to enable people to recycle up to 60 empty medicine blister packs each
10P BOTTLE RETURN TRIAL
The Welsh town of Brecon is taking part in an innovative bottle return scheme trial. The digital deposit return scheme
FAST FASHION COMPETITION
Here’s a challenge for young talented writers! This year’s Daniel Owen Festival writers’ competition is calling for entries on the
RECYCLING SOFT PLASTICS
The video below shows how easy it is to recycle a range of soft plastics at local supermarkets – in
AI HELPS TACKLE PLASTIC WASTE
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by UK start-up company Greyparrot to analyse waste processing and recycling facilities. With its
DON’T JUST ‘WISHCYCLE’ STUFF
With a reported 80% of UK households unclear about how to recycle effectively, many of us are putting inappropriate items
RENT, REPAIR, RECYCLE
Many organisations are promoting their green credentials by highlighting ways in which people can use less energy, move away from
SOFT PLASTICS PETITION
To make it easier for everyone to recycle soft plastics, Mold Plastic Reduction is campaigning for a kerbside collection of
SEPARATING WASTE IN WALES
Most households in Wales already separate their recyclable and non-recyclable waste. From 1 October 2023, all non-domestic premises (including businesses,
RECYCLE SOFT PLASTICS AT ALDI
If you’ve popped into your local Aldi lately, you might have noticed that the company is now offering a soft
DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME
A deposit return scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles and drink cans is to be introduced by the UK government. Covering
CHEMICAL RECYCLING CONCERNS
Concerns about the amount of money given to chemical recycling research has been highlighted by the Institution of Engineering and
BIG PLASTIC COUNT RESULTS
A quarter of a million people took part in this year’s Big Plastic Count. Organised by Greenpeace, the survey found
CIGARETTE BUTTS RECYCLED
A proposed recycling scheme aims to tackle cigarette butts littering Catalonia, Spain. With the Catalan government considering paying €4 to
PLASTIC BAG DEPOSIT APP
A deposit system for plastic bags is helping increase recycling and reduce litter. The brainchild of Swedish company Bower (previously
WALES TOP FOR RECYCLING
Statistics for 2020 show that Wales recycled more household waste than any other part of the United Kingdom. In 2020,
THE BIG PLASTIC COUNT
Backed by Greenpeace, The Big Plastic Count aims to persuade governments, brands and supermarkets to take bold action to tackle
MOLD AID FOR UKRAINE
Mold Town Council received enough donations for Ukraine to fill three rooms and the building’s corridor in just three days.
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