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Bounce back: Ikea encouraging mattress recycling in UK
Furniture and homeware retailer Ikea is encouraging mattress recycling in the UK and promoting services to consumers on its website.

Nespresso and Royal Mail: Coffee pod recycling made ‘convenient and simple’
Nespresso and Royal Mail announce partnership to make coffee capsule recycling more convenient and simpler for consumers.

Delivering the circular economy: Hurr and Vinted announce new delivery partnerships
Circular economy players Hurr and Vinted announce new delivery partnerships to strengthen their customer service propositions.

Party season rentals: Gant rental service returns – and this time it’s online too
Gant ups its clothing hire offering with party season rentals in selected stores, and online via partnership with Hurr.

Eco motivation: Iceland Foods delivery drivers rewarded for emissions reductions
Iceland Foods delivery drivers are incentivised to drive more efficiently and are rewarded for minimising carbon emissions from transport.

EV Point: Asda owner EG Group accelerates EV charging roll-out
Asda owner EG Group secures ultra-fast charging units from Tesla to help grow its for EV Point business across the UK and Europe.

Impact: Nestlé provides £7m loan to support launch of UK plastic recycling plant
Nestlé UK & Ireland provides £7 million loan to Impact Recycling to help get the Durham-based plastic recycling plant up and running.

Made to measure parcels: Amazon unveils automated packaging technology
Amazon says it is trialling new automated packaging technology which creates paper bags that are made to measure for each parcel.

Tree planting: Barbour supporting great outdoors with National Trust tie-up
Tree planting in the UK is the aim of the National Trust’s Autumn Plant a Tree appeal – and fashion brand Barbour is lending its support.

Greener Retailing Champions: Ecoswap co-founder Antony Gutsa talks eco-conscious gift cards
Green Retail World talks to Antony Gutsa about Ecoswap, the eco-conscious gift card company bringing ethical and sustainable brands together.

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