Food waste can cause just as much damage to the planet as plastic waste, but not everyone has, or can have, a food waste bin. Is yours going straight to landfill?
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Do you have a food waste bin?
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Waitrose plastic-free shopping: your views
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Waitrose is trialling allowing customers to bring their own refillable containers for fruit and veg, pasta, cereals, coffee and wine. Do you back its initiative?
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Toxic chemicals: do you know what’s on your sofa?
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How much do we know about the chemicals in our homes? How dangerous are they? Our guest, Mary Creagh MP, wants to hear your views.
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Which? Magazine switches to a potato-starch wrapper
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You told us you didn’t like our plastic magazine wrappers – we listened and agreed. After research and testing, we’ve decided a compostable potato-based wrapper is the one for us. What do you think?
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Why we can't ignore product sustainability
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Interest in ethical and environmental issues has never been greater. Our reviews need to change. Here’s why we can’t ignore product sustainability.
Is it time to go glitter-free in 2019?
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There’s been growing concern this year about glitter and its effect on the environment. Is it time phase out the sparkly microplastic?
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What do we do with old lithium-ion batteries?
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Cordless appliances are handy and popular, but they’re powered by lithium-ion batteries, which are hard to recycle. Are we storing up the next environmental disaster?
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What we buy creates tomorrow’s world
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The work Which? does, whether testing products or campaigning for change, doesn’t only protect consumers today, but has an impact on the future.
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Why is Wales so good at recycling?
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If you’re reading this in Wales, give yourself a pat on the back. Wales has the third-best recycling rate in the world – what makes it so good?
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What do you do with your old clothes?
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John Lewis will start buying back old and unwanted clothing in a drive to reduce waste. What do you do with your unwanted or worn-out clothes?
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Could this biodegradable bottle help tackle the plastic crisis?
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The 100% biodegradable Choose Water bottle reportedly decomposes within three weeks, so could it be the solution to our plastic water bottle problem? Here, in a guest post, Choose Water’s founder and director, James Longcroft, explains more…
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Bottle charges: would you pay more to tackle the plastic crisis?
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Environment Secretary Michael Gove has put forward plans for a deposit return scheme on plastic drinks bottles and cans. Our guest author, Will Coultas, asks: is this a step towards combating our waste problem or an unfair new levy on consumers?
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Veganuary: have you gone vegan for January?
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It’s Veganuary and supermarkets and restaurant chains are steadily picking up on the growing trend for plant-based eating. Our guest author, Hannah Jolliffe, asks if you’ve been tempted? (more on Veganuary…)
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Who is responsible for reducing our plastic waste?
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Last week, China introduced a ban on importing plastic waste and debates kicked off on a proposed ‘latte levy’ to cut coffee cup waste. Guest author, Hannah, joins us here on Which? Convo as she ponders whether it’s time we took a bit more responsibility for our own waste?