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UK met e-waste recycling target for the second year running

Data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) shows that the UK’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (WEEE) recycling target for 2025 is 517,285 tonnes. Since 2016, the UK failed to meet its annual recycling targets until 2023, when it met the target with 473,047 tonnes. In 2024, the UK exceeded […]

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Cremations come out on top as the “cost of dying” increases year on year

As cremation rates reach an all-time high in the UK, what are the deciding factors for our final send-offs? If you attend a funeral today, it is very likely going to be at the crematorium, rather than at the graveside. A century ago, this type of send-off would have been almost unimaginable; cremation was only […]

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“When we collaborate respectfully, we’re unstoppable”: How our youngest and oldest generations are uniting against climate change

The modern world poses many discussions over which our youngest and oldest generations are painfully divided; technology, politics, fashion – the list goes on. But in an unusual – or perhaps more aptly, alarming – turn of events, young people in the UK and their seniors are finding themselves united by a cause which threatens […]

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Hospice team get crafty with a trendy, friendly Ouseburn venue

The space is St Oswald’s Hospice’s new fund-raising shop in the Ouseburn, in Newcastle. Photo: St Oswald’s Hospice SPACER A charity which supports those with life-limiting conditions is now looking to support those who want to live a more environmentally-friendly life. It’s a new approach to fund-raising from the young team working for St Oswald’s […]

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Battling to stay by your bedside: Radio Tyneside’s biggest challenge yet

They’ve been at our side for three quarters of a century, but NHS cuts mean that Radio Tyneside is at risk of dropping off the airwaves. This morning the Hebridean Way is light, sunny and a little breezy, which is good news for Tony Crosby who is about to embark on an epic journey across […]

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